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
2,603
100.0%
Speak only English
2,501
96.1%
Speak a language other than English
102
3.9%
Spanish
76
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
64
84.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
12
15.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
26
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
73.1%
Speak English "well"
7
26.9%
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
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
2,603
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
102
3.9%
5 to 17 years
34
1.3%
18 to 64 years
57
2.2%
65 years and over
11
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
19
0.7%
5 to 17 years
12
0.5%
18 to 64 years
7
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,511
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
