Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Peoria 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
100,275
100.0%
Speak only English
86,617
86.4%
Speak a language other than English
13,658
13.6%
Spanish
10,063
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7,006
69.6%
Speak English "well"
1,779
17.7%
Speak English "not well"
1,019
10.1%
Speak English "not at all"
259
2.6%
Other Indo-European languages
1,982
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,549
78.2%
Speak English "well"
342
17.3%
Speak English "not well"
66
3.3%
Speak English "not at all"
25
1.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,149
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
660
57.4%
Speak English "well"
342
29.8%
Speak English "not well"
142
12.4%
Speak English "not at all"
5
0.4%
All other languages
464
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
345
74.4%
Speak English "well"
74
15.9%
Speak English "not well"
45
9.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
100,275
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
13,658
13.6%
5 to 17 years
2,646
2.6%
18 to 64 years
9,634
9.6%
65 years and over
1,378
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
4,098
4.1%
5 to 17 years
781
0.8%
18 to 64 years
2,751
2.7%
65 years and over
566
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
596
Population 5 years and over in households*
98,763
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,458
1.5%
5 to 17 years
341
0.3%
18 to 64 years
892
0.9%
65 years and over
225
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
