Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Carmel 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
4,002
100.0%
Speak only English
3,497
87.4%
Speak a language other than English
505
12.6%
Spanish
183
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
134
73.2%
Speak English "well"
20
10.9%
Speak English "not well"
29
15.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
244
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
207
84.8%
Speak English "well"
37
15.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
42
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
69.0%
Speak English "well"
13
31.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
63.9%
Speak English "well"
6
16.7%
Speak English "not well"
7
19.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,002
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
505
12.6%
5 to 17 years
23
0.6%
18 to 64 years
297
7.4%
65 years and over
185
4.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
112
2.8%
5 to 17 years
14
0.3%
18 to 64 years
61
1.5%
65 years and over
37
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
29
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,002
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
35
0.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
16
0.4%
65 years and over
19
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
