Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Atascadero 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
25,100
100.0%
Speak only English
23,257
92.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,843
7.3%
Spanish
1,283
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
875
68.2%
Speak English "well"
302
23.5%
Speak English "not well"
84
6.5%
Speak English "not at all"
22
1.7%
Other Indo-European languages
310
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
246
79.4%
Speak English "well"
48
15.5%
Speak English "not well"
16
5.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
220
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
106
48.2%
Speak English "well"
83
37.7%
Speak English "not well"
31
14.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
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
25,100
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,843
7.3%
5 to 17 years
403
1.6%
18 to 64 years
1,256
5.0%
65 years and over
184
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
586
2.3%
5 to 17 years
111
0.4%
18 to 64 years
386
1.5%
65 years and over
89
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
139
Population 5 years and over in households*
23,641
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
301
1.3%
5 to 17 years
86
0.4%
18 to 64 years
162
0.7%
65 years and over
53
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
