Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Carlstadt 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
5,615
100.0%
Speak only English
4,070
72.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,545
27.5%
Spanish
428
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
309
72.2%
Speak English "well"
113
26.4%
Speak English "not well"
6
1.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
829
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
508
61.3%
Speak English "well"
196
23.6%
Speak English "not well"
106
12.8%
Speak English "not at all"
19
2.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
251
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
130
51.8%
Speak English "well"
46
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
54
21.5%
Speak English "not at all"
21
8.4%
All other languages
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
43.2%
Speak English "well"
11
29.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
10
27.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,615
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,545
27.5%
5 to 17 years
226
4.0%
18 to 64 years
1,108
19.7%
65 years and over
211
3.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
582
10.4%
5 to 17 years
32
0.6%
18 to 64 years
426
7.6%
65 years and over
124
2.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
97
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,615
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
206
3.7%
5 to 17 years
26
0.5%
18 to 64 years
124
2.2%
65 years and over
56
1.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
