Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Aurora 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
253,989
100.0%
Speak only English
196,319
77.3%
Speak a language other than English
57,670
22.7%
Spanish
38,352
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15,569
40.6%
Speak English "well"
7,784
20.3%
Speak English "not well"
8,932
23.3%
Speak English "not at all"
6,067
15.8%
Other Indo-European languages
8,113
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5,080
62.6%
Speak English "well"
1,849
22.8%
Speak English "not well"
1,065
13.1%
Speak English "not at all"
119
1.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
8,732
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4,126
47.3%
Speak English "well"
2,462
28.2%
Speak English "not well"
1,794
20.5%
Speak English "not at all"
350
4.0%
All other languages
2,473
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,576
63.7%
Speak English "well"
703
28.4%
Speak English "not well"
157
6.3%
Speak English "not at all"
37
1.5%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
253,989
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
57,670
22.7%
5 to 17 years
12,600
5.0%
18 to 64 years
42,159
16.6%
65 years and over
2,911
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
31,319
12.3%
5 to 17 years
4,823
1.9%
18 to 64 years
24,874
9.8%
65 years and over
1,622
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
6,401
Population 5 years and over in households*
251,950
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
20,367
8.1%
5 to 17 years
4,542
1.8%
18 to 64 years
15,015
6.0%
65 years and over
810
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
