Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Carlisle 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
17,060
100.0%
Speak only English
15,576
91.3%
Speak a language other than English
1,484
8.7%
Spanish
484
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
329
68.0%
Speak English "well"
93
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
62
12.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
777
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
459
59.1%
Speak English "well"
159
20.5%
Speak English "not well"
122
15.7%
Speak English "not at all"
37
4.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
179
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
127
70.9%
Speak English "well"
35
19.6%
Speak English "not well"
17
9.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
86.4%
Speak English "well"
6
13.6%
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
17,060
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,484
8.7%
5 to 17 years
198
1.2%
18 to 64 years
1,156
6.8%
65 years and over
130
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
531
3.1%
5 to 17 years
100
0.6%
18 to 64 years
361
2.1%
65 years and over
70
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
136
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,648
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
300
2.0%
5 to 17 years
82
0.6%
18 to 64 years
192
1.3%
65 years and over
26
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
