Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Calabasas 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
18,900
100.0%
Speak only English
14,634
77.4%
Speak a language other than English
4,266
22.6%
Spanish
740
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
534
72.2%
Speak English "well"
135
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
56
7.6%
Speak English "not at all"
15
2.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,926
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,367
71.0%
Speak English "well"
447
23.2%
Speak English "not well"
82
4.3%
Speak English "not at all"
30
1.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,130
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
692
61.2%
Speak English "well"
340
30.1%
Speak English "not well"
98
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
470
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
385
81.9%
Speak English "well"
46
9.8%
Speak English "not well"
39
8.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
18,900
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,266
22.6%
5 to 17 years
1,023
5.4%
18 to 64 years
2,926
15.5%
65 years and over
317
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,288
6.8%
5 to 17 years
206
1.1%
18 to 64 years
917
4.9%
65 years and over
165
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
147
Population 5 years and over in households*
18,844
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
433
2.3%
5 to 17 years
133
0.7%
18 to 64 years
262
1.4%
65 years and over
38
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
