Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Calistoga 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
4,842
100.0%
Speak only English
2,671
55.2%
Speak a language other than English
2,171
44.8%
Spanish
1,752
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
714
40.8%
Speak English "well"
391
22.3%
Speak English "not well"
412
23.5%
Speak English "not at all"
235
13.4%
Other Indo-European languages
282
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
232
82.3%
Speak English "well"
50
17.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
91
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
41.8%
Speak English "well"
38
41.8%
Speak English "not well"
15
16.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
46
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
87.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
13.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,842
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,171
44.8%
5 to 17 years
519
10.7%
18 to 64 years
1,486
30.7%
65 years and over
166
3.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,147
23.7%
5 to 17 years
163
3.4%
18 to 64 years
923
19.1%
65 years and over
61
1.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
178
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,776
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
653
13.7%
5 to 17 years
196
4.1%
18 to 64 years
443
9.3%
65 years and over
14
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
