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
34,817
100.0%
Speak only English
31,848
91.5%
Speak a language other than English
2,969
8.5%
Spanish
725
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
494
68.1%
Speak English "well"
78
10.8%
Speak English "not well"
129
17.8%
Speak English "not at all"
24
3.3%
Other Indo-European languages
943
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
782
82.9%
Speak English "well"
131
13.9%
Speak English "not well"
30
3.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,116
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
671
60.1%
Speak English "well"
261
23.4%
Speak English "not well"
184
16.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
185
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
173
93.5%
Speak English "well"
12
6.5%
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
34,817
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,969
8.5%
5 to 17 years
756
2.2%
18 to 64 years
2,070
5.9%
65 years and over
143
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
849
2.4%
5 to 17 years
195
0.6%
18 to 64 years
613
1.8%
65 years and over
41
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
172
Population 5 years and over in households*
34,295
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
385
1.1%
5 to 17 years
91
0.3%
18 to 64 years
283
0.8%
65 years and over
11
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
