Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Artesia 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
10,082
100.0%
Speak only English
6,304
62.5%
Speak a language other than English
3,778
37.5%
Spanish
3,701
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,538
68.6%
Speak English "well"
506
13.7%
Speak English "not well"
478
12.9%
Speak English "not at all"
179
4.8%
Other Indo-European languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
34.4%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
21
65.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
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
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
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
10,082
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,778
37.5%
5 to 17 years
871
8.6%
18 to 64 years
2,504
24.8%
65 years and over
403
4.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,184
11.7%
5 to 17 years
231
2.3%
18 to 64 years
708
7.0%
65 years and over
245
2.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
209
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,011
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
377
3.8%
5 to 17 years
68
0.7%
18 to 64 years
178
1.8%
65 years and over
131
1.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
