Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Arcadia 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
6,196
100.0%
Speak only English
4,708
76.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,488
24.0%
Spanish
1,314
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
414
31.5%
Speak English "well"
202
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
302
23.0%
Speak English "not at all"
396
30.1%
Other Indo-European languages
144
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
127
88.2%
Speak English "well"
6
4.2%
Speak English "not well"
11
7.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
24
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
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
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
6,196
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,488
24.0%
5 to 17 years
317
5.1%
18 to 64 years
1,083
17.5%
65 years and over
88
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
917
14.8%
5 to 17 years
136
2.2%
18 to 64 years
750
12.1%
65 years and over
31
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
129
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,876
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
453
7.7%
5 to 17 years
99
1.7%
18 to 64 years
354
6.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
