Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ceres 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
31,360
100.0%
Speak only English
20,025
63.9%
Speak a language other than English
11,335
36.1%
Spanish
8,957
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4,830
53.9%
Speak English "well"
1,919
21.4%
Speak English "not well"
1,563
17.5%
Speak English "not at all"
645
7.2%
Other Indo-European languages
1,316
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
669
50.8%
Speak English "well"
433
32.9%
Speak English "not well"
120
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
94
7.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
703
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
326
46.4%
Speak English "well"
219
31.2%
Speak English "not well"
141
20.1%
Speak English "not at all"
17
2.4%
All other languages
359
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
188
52.4%
Speak English "well"
129
35.9%
Speak English "not well"
32
8.9%
Speak English "not at all"
10
2.8%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
31,360
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
11,335
36.1%
5 to 17 years
3,294
10.5%
18 to 64 years
7,440
23.7%
65 years and over
601
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
5,322
17.0%
5 to 17 years
1,250
4.0%
18 to 64 years
3,657
11.7%
65 years and over
415
1.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
719
Population 5 years and over in households*
31,272
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,391
7.6%
5 to 17 years
786
2.5%
18 to 64 years
1,375
4.4%
65 years and over
230
0.7%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
