Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Carlinville 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
5,394
100.0%
Speak only English
5,207
96.5%
Speak a language other than English
187
3.5%
Spanish
93
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
32.3%
Speak English "well"
34
36.6%
Speak English "not well"
29
31.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
89
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
72
80.9%
Speak English "well"
6
6.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
11
12.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,394
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
187
3.5%
5 to 17 years
17
0.3%
18 to 64 years
118
2.2%
65 years and over
52
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
80
1.5%
5 to 17 years
9
0.2%
18 to 64 years
54
1.0%
65 years and over
17
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
9
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,792
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
9
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
9
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
