Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Corona 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
112,884
100.0%
Speak only English
72,436
64.2%
Speak a language other than English
40,448
35.8%
Spanish
29,621
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15,170
51.2%
Speak English "well"
5,843
19.7%
Speak English "not well"
5,286
17.8%
Speak English "not at all"
3,322
11.2%
Other Indo-European languages
3,557
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,548
71.6%
Speak English "well"
633
17.8%
Speak English "not well"
272
7.6%
Speak English "not at all"
104
2.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6,095
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,597
59.0%
Speak English "well"
1,538
25.2%
Speak English "not well"
791
13.0%
Speak English "not at all"
169
2.8%
All other languages
1,175
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
885
75.3%
Speak English "well"
194
16.5%
Speak English "not well"
74
6.3%
Speak English "not at all"
22
1.9%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
112,884
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
40,448
35.8%
5 to 17 years
10,260
9.1%
18 to 64 years
27,858
24.7%
65 years and over
2,330
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
18,248
16.2%
5 to 17 years
3,344
3.0%
18 to 64 years
13,621
12.1%
65 years and over
1,283
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
2,800
Population 5 years and over in households*
112,251
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
9,793
8.7%
5 to 17 years
2,889
2.6%
18 to 64 years
6,409
5.7%
65 years and over
495
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
