Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lafayette 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
21,480
100.0%
Speak only English
17,722
82.5%
Speak a language other than English
3,758
17.5%
Spanish
2,393
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,178
49.2%
Speak English "well"
407
17.0%
Speak English "not well"
454
19.0%
Speak English "not at all"
354
14.8%
Other Indo-European languages
592
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
465
78.5%
Speak English "well"
52
8.8%
Speak English "not well"
75
12.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
566
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
355
62.7%
Speak English "well"
148
26.1%
Speak English "not well"
58
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
5
0.9%
All other languages
207
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
177
85.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
21
10.1%
Speak English "not at all"
9
4.3%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
21,480
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,758
17.5%
5 to 17 years
918
4.3%
18 to 64 years
2,625
12.2%
65 years and over
215
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,583
7.4%
5 to 17 years
341
1.6%
18 to 64 years
1,114
5.2%
65 years and over
128
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
337
Population 5 years and over in households*
21,463
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
883
4.1%
5 to 17 years
219
1.0%
18 to 64 years
582
2.7%
65 years and over
82
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
