Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. New Roads 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
4,602
100.0%
Speak only English
4,311
93.7%
Speak a language other than English
291
6.3%
Spanish
43
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
88.4%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
11.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
235
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
183
77.9%
Speak English "well"
32
13.6%
Speak English "not well"
20
8.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
4,602
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
291
6.3%
5 to 17 years
30
0.7%
18 to 64 years
121
2.6%
65 years and over
140
3.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
57
1.2%
5 to 17 years
8
0.2%
18 to 64 years
20
0.4%
65 years and over
29
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
6
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,371
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
6
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
