Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. La Grange 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
5,069
100.0%
Speak only English
4,868
96.0%
Speak a language other than English
201
4.0%
Spanish
163
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
83
50.9%
Speak English "well"
48
29.4%
Speak English "not well"
32
19.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
76.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
23.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
64.7%
Speak English "well"
6
35.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,069
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
201
4.0%
5 to 17 years
21
0.4%
18 to 64 years
180
3.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
91
1.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
91
1.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
13
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,869
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
39
0.8%
5 to 17 years
14
0.3%
18 to 64 years
25
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
