Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Carrollton 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
100,676
100.0%
Speak only English
71,395
70.9%
Speak a language other than English
29,281
29.1%
Spanish
16,953
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7,553
44.6%
Speak English "well"
3,359
19.8%
Speak English "not well"
4,424
26.1%
Speak English "not at all"
1,617
9.5%
Other Indo-European languages
5,562
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,812
68.5%
Speak English "well"
1,123
20.2%
Speak English "not well"
510
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
117
2.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6,328
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,916
46.1%
Speak English "well"
2,029
32.1%
Speak English "not well"
1,143
18.1%
Speak English "not at all"
240
3.8%
All other languages
438
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
297
67.8%
Speak English "well"
82
18.7%
Speak English "not well"
57
13.0%
Speak English "not at all"
2
0.5%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
100,676
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
29,281
29.1%
5 to 17 years
6,487
6.4%
18 to 64 years
21,748
21.6%
65 years and over
1,046
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
14,703
14.6%
5 to 17 years
2,391
2.4%
18 to 64 years
11,561
11.5%
65 years and over
751
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
2,669
Population 5 years and over in households*
100,083
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
8,936
8.9%
5 to 17 years
2,159
2.2%
18 to 64 years
6,496
6.5%
65 years and over
281
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
