Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. California 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
8,779
100.0%
Speak only English
8,153
92.9%
Speak a language other than English
626
7.1%
Spanish
255
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
196
76.9%
Speak English "well"
21
8.2%
Speak English "not well"
38
14.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
164
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
146
89.0%
Speak English "well"
18
11.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
207
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
137
66.2%
Speak English "well"
58
28.0%
Speak English "not well"
12
5.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,779
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
626
7.1%
5 to 17 years
119
1.4%
18 to 64 years
468
5.3%
65 years and over
39
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
147
1.7%
5 to 17 years
9
0.1%
18 to 64 years
125
1.4%
65 years and over
13
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
38
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,768
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
77
0.9%
5 to 17 years
22
0.3%
18 to 64 years
55
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
