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
50,627
100.0%
Speak only English
23,081
45.6%
Speak a language other than English
27,546
54.4%
Spanish
3,744
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,356
62.9%
Speak English "well"
838
22.4%
Speak English "not well"
421
11.2%
Speak English "not at all"
129
3.4%
Other Indo-European languages
2,083
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,479
71.0%
Speak English "well"
504
24.2%
Speak English "not well"
74
3.6%
Speak English "not at all"
26
1.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
21,168
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8,509
40.2%
Speak English "well"
7,035
33.2%
Speak English "not well"
4,740
22.4%
Speak English "not at all"
884
4.2%
All other languages
551
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
431
78.2%
Speak English "well"
98
17.8%
Speak English "not well"
22
4.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
50,627
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
27,546
54.4%
5 to 17 years
5,808
11.5%
18 to 64 years
19,204
37.9%
65 years and over
2,534
5.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
14,771
29.2%
5 to 17 years
1,849
3.7%
18 to 64 years
11,115
22.0%
65 years and over
1,807
3.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
3,088
Population 5 years and over in households*
50,051
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
8,619
17.2%
5 to 17 years
1,994
4.0%
18 to 64 years
5,685
11.4%
65 years and over
940
1.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
