Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Naperville 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
117,630
100.0%
Speak only English
99,729
84.8%
Speak a language other than English
17,901
15.2%
Spanish
3,352
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,230
66.5%
Speak English "well"
613
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
474
14.1%
Speak English "not at all"
35
1.0%
Other Indo-European languages
7,113
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5,294
74.4%
Speak English "well"
1,264
17.8%
Speak English "not well"
491
6.9%
Speak English "not at all"
64
0.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6,767
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4,420
65.3%
Speak English "well"
1,642
24.3%
Speak English "not well"
546
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
159
2.3%
All other languages
669
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
521
77.9%
Speak English "well"
87
13.0%
Speak English "not well"
61
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
117,630
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
17,901
15.2%
5 to 17 years
3,716
3.2%
18 to 64 years
12,989
11.0%
65 years and over
1,196
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
5,436
4.6%
5 to 17 years
819
0.7%
18 to 64 years
4,012
3.4%
65 years and over
605
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
996
Population 5 years and over in households*
115,639
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,653
2.3%
5 to 17 years
619
0.5%
18 to 64 years
1,811
1.6%
65 years and over
223
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
