Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Raceland 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
9,608
100.0%
Speak only English
8,092
84.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,516
15.8%
Spanish
66
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
25.8%
Speak English "well"
35
53.0%
Speak English "not well"
14
21.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,450
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,043
71.9%
Speak English "well"
337
23.2%
Speak English "not well"
70
4.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
9,608
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,516
15.8%
5 to 17 years
62
0.6%
18 to 64 years
906
9.4%
65 years and over
548
5.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
456
4.7%
5 to 17 years
27
0.3%
18 to 64 years
240
2.5%
65 years and over
189
2.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
107
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,498
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
155
1.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
90
0.9%
65 years and over
65
0.7%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
