Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Michigan City 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
30,446
100.0%
Speak only English
28,537
93.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,909
6.3%
Spanish
881
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
468
53.1%
Speak English "well"
195
22.1%
Speak English "not well"
193
21.9%
Speak English "not at all"
25
2.8%
Other Indo-European languages
659
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
478
72.5%
Speak English "well"
103
15.6%
Speak English "not well"
78
11.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
49
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
41
83.7%
Speak English "well"
8
16.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
320
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
227
70.9%
Speak English "well"
53
16.6%
Speak English "not well"
30
9.4%
Speak English "not at all"
10
3.1%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
30,446
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,909
6.3%
5 to 17 years
350
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,363
4.5%
65 years and over
196
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
695
2.3%
5 to 17 years
115
0.4%
18 to 64 years
514
1.7%
65 years and over
66
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
223
Population 5 years and over in households*
27,783
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
359
1.3%
5 to 17 years
65
0.2%
18 to 64 years
243
0.9%
65 years and over
51
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
