Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Seaside 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
5,516
100.0%
Speak only English
4,969
90.1%
Speak a language other than English
547
9.9%
Spanish
392
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
174
44.4%
Speak English "well"
93
23.7%
Speak English "not well"
101
25.8%
Speak English "not at all"
24
6.1%
Other Indo-European languages
62
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
45
72.6%
Speak English "well"
17
27.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
84
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
59
70.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
25
29.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
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
5,516
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
547
9.9%
5 to 17 years
111
2.0%
18 to 64 years
389
7.1%
65 years and over
47
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
260
4.7%
5 to 17 years
59
1.1%
18 to 64 years
201
3.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
58
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,372
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
206
3.8%
5 to 17 years
56
1.0%
18 to 64 years
150
2.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
