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
8,072
100.0%
Speak only English
7,204
89.2%
Speak a language other than English
868
10.8%
Spanish
379
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
300
79.2%
Speak English "well"
73
19.3%
Speak English "not well"
6
1.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
394
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
292
74.1%
Speak English "well"
83
21.1%
Speak English "not well"
19
4.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
63
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
55
87.3%
Speak English "well"
4
6.3%
Speak English "not well"
4
6.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
59.4%
Speak English "well"
13
40.6%
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
8,072
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
868
10.8%
5 to 17 years
143
1.8%
18 to 64 years
600
7.4%
65 years and over
125
1.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
202
2.5%
5 to 17 years
24
0.3%
18 to 64 years
133
1.6%
65 years and over
45
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
38
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,064
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
57
0.7%
5 to 17 years
9
0.1%
18 to 64 years
36
0.4%
65 years and over
12
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
