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
4,275
100.0%
Speak only English
4,039
94.5%
Speak a language other than English
236
5.5%
Spanish
137
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
75
54.7%
Speak English "well"
19
13.9%
Speak English "not well"
43
31.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
74
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
71.6%
Speak English "well"
21
28.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
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
4,275
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
236
5.5%
5 to 17 years
12
0.3%
18 to 64 years
199
4.7%
65 years and over
25
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
83
1.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
69
1.6%
65 years and over
14
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
22
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,538
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
47
1.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
39
1.1%
65 years and over
8
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
