Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Merrillville 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
28,823
100.0%
Speak only English
24,402
84.7%
Speak a language other than English
4,421
15.3%
Spanish
1,783
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,151
64.6%
Speak English "well"
348
19.5%
Speak English "not well"
251
14.1%
Speak English "not at all"
33
1.9%
Other Indo-European languages
2,050
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,344
65.6%
Speak English "well"
494
24.1%
Speak English "not well"
206
10.0%
Speak English "not at all"
6
0.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
298
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
138
46.3%
Speak English "well"
152
51.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
2.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
290
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
207
71.4%
Speak English "well"
83
28.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
28,823
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,421
15.3%
5 to 17 years
716
2.5%
18 to 64 years
2,778
9.6%
65 years and over
927
3.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,581
5.5%
5 to 17 years
268
0.9%
18 to 64 years
955
3.3%
65 years and over
358
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
311
Population 5 years and over in households*
28,292
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
745
2.6%
5 to 17 years
104
0.4%
18 to 64 years
435
1.5%
65 years and over
206
0.7%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
