Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Carbondale 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
19,661
100.0%
Speak only English
16,893
85.9%
Speak a language other than English
2,768
14.1%
Spanish
687
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
434
63.2%
Speak English "well"
135
19.7%
Speak English "not well"
73
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
45
6.6%
Other Indo-European languages
669
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
502
75.0%
Speak English "well"
122
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
45
6.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,000
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
377
37.7%
Speak English "well"
431
43.1%
Speak English "not well"
192
19.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
412
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
292
70.9%
Speak English "well"
85
20.6%
Speak English "not well"
25
6.1%
Speak English "not at all"
10
2.4%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
19,661
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,768
14.1%
5 to 17 years
363
1.8%
18 to 64 years
2,304
11.7%
65 years and over
101
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,163
5.9%
5 to 17 years
154
0.8%
18 to 64 years
955
4.9%
65 years and over
54
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
453
Population 5 years and over in households*
18,828
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
773
4.1%
5 to 17 years
79
0.4%
18 to 64 years
676
3.6%
65 years and over
18
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
