Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Carlsbad 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
24,065
100.0%
Speak only English
17,538
72.9%
Speak a language other than English
6,527
27.1%
Spanish
6,178
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4,244
68.7%
Speak English "well"
1,366
22.1%
Speak English "not well"
464
7.5%
Speak English "not at all"
104
1.7%
Other Indo-European languages
247
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
139
56.3%
Speak English "well"
75
30.4%
Speak English "not well"
22
8.9%
Speak English "not at all"
11
4.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
89
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
46
51.7%
Speak English "well"
38
42.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
5
5.6%
All other languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
53.8%
Speak English "well"
6
46.2%
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
24,065
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
6,527
27.1%
5 to 17 years
1,147
4.8%
18 to 64 years
4,565
19.0%
65 years and over
815
3.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,091
8.7%
5 to 17 years
367
1.5%
18 to 64 years
1,233
5.1%
65 years and over
491
2.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
495
Population 5 years and over in households*
23,405
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
912
3.9%
5 to 17 years
171
0.7%
18 to 64 years
506
2.2%
65 years and over
235
1.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
