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
73,024
100.0%
Speak only English
60,608
83.0%
Speak a language other than English
12,416
17.0%
Spanish
6,856
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,705
54.0%
Speak English "well"
1,299
18.9%
Speak English "not well"
1,293
18.9%
Speak English "not at all"
559
8.2%
Other Indo-European languages
3,224
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,684
83.3%
Speak English "well"
389
12.1%
Speak English "not well"
116
3.6%
Speak English "not at all"
35
1.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,920
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,072
55.8%
Speak English "well"
618
32.2%
Speak English "not well"
198
10.3%
Speak English "not at all"
32
1.7%
All other languages
416
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
327
78.6%
Speak English "well"
67
16.1%
Speak English "not well"
5
1.2%
Speak English "not at all"
17
4.1%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
73,024
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
12,416
17.0%
5 to 17 years
2,365
3.2%
18 to 64 years
8,661
11.9%
65 years and over
1,390
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
4,628
6.3%
5 to 17 years
783
1.1%
18 to 64 years
3,378
4.6%
65 years and over
467
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
874
Population 5 years and over in households*
72,240
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,720
3.8%
5 to 17 years
713
1.0%
18 to 64 years
1,808
2.5%
65 years and over
199
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
