Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Champaign Population of the study includes all persons 5 years and over. Ability to speak English "very well" by age, and rate of linguistically isolated households* is shown in the second table.
Ability to speak English by language spoken at home
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
64,592
100.0%
Speak only English
56,151
86.9%
Speak a language other than English
8,441
13.1%
Spanish
2,700
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,532
56.7%
Speak English "well"
495
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
471
17.4%
Speak English "not at all"
202
7.5%
Other Indo-European languages
2,179
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,811
83.1%
Speak English "well"
312
14.3%
Speak English "not well"
49
2.2%
Speak English "not at all"
7
0.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
3,023
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,624
53.7%
Speak English "well"
999
33.0%
Speak English "not well"
390
12.9%
Speak English "not at all"
10
0.3%
All other languages
539
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
308
57.1%
Speak English "well"
92
17.1%
Speak English "not well"
78
14.5%
Speak English "not at all"
61
11.3%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
64,592
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
8,441
13.1%
5 to 17 years
832
1.3%
18 to 64 years
7,344
11.4%
65 years and over
265
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,166
4.9%
5 to 17 years
220
0.3%
18 to 64 years
2,820
4.4%
65 years and over
126
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
961
Population 5 years and over in households*
57,340
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,930
3.4%
5 to 17 years
236
0.4%
18 to 64 years
1,585
2.8%
65 years and over
109
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
