Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Carthage 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
11,589
100.0%
Speak only English
10,031
86.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,558
13.4%
Spanish
1,327
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
384
28.9%
Speak English "well"
264
19.9%
Speak English "not well"
248
18.7%
Speak English "not at all"
431
32.5%
Other Indo-European languages
66
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
60
90.9%
Speak English "well"
6
9.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
136
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
19.9%
Speak English "well"
93
68.4%
Speak English "not well"
16
11.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
11,589
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,558
13.4%
5 to 17 years
438
3.8%
18 to 64 years
1,074
9.3%
65 years and over
46
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,058
9.1%
5 to 17 years
195
1.7%
18 to 64 years
835
7.2%
65 years and over
28
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
247
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,897
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
728
6.7%
5 to 17 years
133
1.2%
18 to 64 years
584
5.4%
65 years and over
11
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
