Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cheboygan 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
4,924
100.0%
Speak only English
4,741
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
183
3.7%
Spanish
52
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
32.7%
Speak English "well"
24
46.2%
Speak English "not well"
11
21.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
63
90.0%
Speak English "well"
7
10.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
10.0%
Speak English "well"
36
90.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
28.6%
Speak English "well"
7
33.3%
Speak English "not well"
8
38.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,924
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
183
3.7%
5 to 17 years
32
0.6%
18 to 64 years
98
2.0%
65 years and over
53
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
93
1.9%
5 to 17 years
22
0.4%
18 to 64 years
35
0.7%
65 years and over
36
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
22
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,671
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
62
1.3%
5 to 17 years
25
0.5%
18 to 64 years
17
0.4%
65 years and over
20
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
