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
1,780
100.0%
Speak only English
1,751
98.4%
Speak a language other than English
29
1.6%
Spanish
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
85.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
3
15.0%
Other Indo-European languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2
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
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
1,780
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
29
1.6%
5 to 17 years
4
0.2%
18 to 64 years
25
1.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
3
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
3
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,565
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"
