Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Coalinga 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
10,701
100.0%
Speak only English
6,186
57.8%
Speak a language other than English
4,515
42.2%
Spanish
4,347
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,205
50.7%
Speak English "well"
960
22.1%
Speak English "not well"
691
15.9%
Speak English "not at all"
491
11.3%
Other Indo-European languages
101
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
87
86.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
14
13.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
87.2%
Speak English "well"
5
12.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
39.3%
Speak English "well"
10
35.7%
Speak English "not well"
7
25.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
10,701
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,515
42.2%
5 to 17 years
1,273
11.9%
18 to 64 years
3,090
28.9%
65 years and over
152
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,178
20.4%
5 to 17 years
435
4.1%
18 to 64 years
1,610
15.0%
65 years and over
133
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
355
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,889
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,030
10.4%
5 to 17 years
390
3.9%
18 to 64 years
592
6.0%
65 years and over
48
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
