Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Carmichael 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
47,150
100.0%
Speak only English
41,366
87.7%
Speak a language other than English
5,784
12.3%
Spanish
1,791
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,143
63.8%
Speak English "well"
402
22.4%
Speak English "not well"
200
11.2%
Speak English "not at all"
46
2.6%
Other Indo-European languages
2,813
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,530
54.4%
Speak English "well"
691
24.6%
Speak English "not well"
397
14.1%
Speak English "not at all"
195
6.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
976
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
480
49.2%
Speak English "well"
335
34.3%
Speak English "not well"
161
16.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
204
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
156
76.5%
Speak English "well"
48
23.5%
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
47,150
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,784
12.3%
5 to 17 years
1,117
2.4%
18 to 64 years
4,021
8.5%
65 years and over
646
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,475
5.2%
5 to 17 years
586
1.2%
18 to 64 years
1,508
3.2%
65 years and over
381
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
538
Population 5 years and over in households*
46,059
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,476
3.2%
5 to 17 years
435
0.9%
18 to 64 years
818
1.8%
65 years and over
223
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
