Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Arcata 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
16,058
100.0%
Speak only English
14,099
87.8%
Speak a language other than English
1,959
12.2%
Spanish
969
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
524
54.1%
Speak English "well"
180
18.6%
Speak English "not well"
155
16.0%
Speak English "not at all"
110
11.4%
Other Indo-European languages
757
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
516
68.2%
Speak English "well"
166
21.9%
Speak English "not well"
58
7.7%
Speak English "not at all"
17
2.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
131
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
94
71.8%
Speak English "well"
37
28.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
102
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
80
78.4%
Speak English "well"
14
13.7%
Speak English "not well"
8
7.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
16,058
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,959
12.2%
5 to 17 years
109
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,677
10.4%
65 years and over
173
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
745
4.6%
5 to 17 years
26
0.2%
18 to 64 years
645
4.0%
65 years and over
74
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
175
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,619
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
385
2.6%
5 to 17 years
24
0.2%
18 to 64 years
299
2.0%
65 years and over
62
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
