Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cathedral City 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
39,205
100.0%
Speak only English
20,545
52.4%
Speak a language other than English
18,660
47.6%
Spanish
16,746
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7,848
46.9%
Speak English "well"
3,783
22.6%
Speak English "not well"
3,629
21.7%
Speak English "not at all"
1,486
8.9%
Other Indo-European languages
845
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
688
81.4%
Speak English "well"
108
12.8%
Speak English "not well"
49
5.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
985
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
572
58.1%
Speak English "well"
264
26.8%
Speak English "not well"
131
13.3%
Speak English "not at all"
18
1.8%
All other languages
84
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
41
48.8%
Speak English "well"
37
44.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
4.8%
Speak English "not at all"
2
2.4%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
39,205
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
18,660
47.6%
5 to 17 years
5,157
13.2%
18 to 64 years
12,338
31.5%
65 years and over
1,165
3.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
9,511
24.3%
5 to 17 years
1,608
4.1%
18 to 64 years
7,281
18.6%
65 years and over
622
1.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,491
Population 5 years and over in households*
39,065
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
5,270
13.5%
5 to 17 years
1,538
3.9%
18 to 64 years
3,476
8.9%
65 years and over
256
0.7%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
