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
103,254
100.0%
Speak only English
86,449
83.7%
Speak a language other than English
16,805
16.3%
Spanish
1,852
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,193
64.4%
Speak English "well"
372
20.1%
Speak English "not well"
220
11.9%
Speak English "not at all"
67
3.6%
Other Indo-European languages
13,194
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10,535
79.8%
Speak English "well"
2,029
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
592
4.5%
Speak English "not at all"
38
0.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,202
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
677
56.3%
Speak English "well"
311
25.9%
Speak English "not well"
192
16.0%
Speak English "not at all"
22
1.8%
All other languages
557
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
405
72.7%
Speak English "well"
120
21.5%
Speak English "not well"
19
3.4%
Speak English "not at all"
13
2.3%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
103,254
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
16,805
16.3%
5 to 17 years
1,578
1.5%
18 to 64 years
10,578
10.2%
65 years and over
4,649
4.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,995
3.9%
5 to 17 years
473
0.5%
18 to 64 years
2,326
2.3%
65 years and over
1,196
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,134
Population 5 years and over in households*
98,853
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,993
2.0%
5 to 17 years
285
0.3%
18 to 64 years
999
1.0%
65 years and over
709
0.7%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
