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
3,772
100.0%
Speak only English
3,678
97.5%
Speak a language other than English
94
2.5%
Spanish
75
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
64.0%
Speak English "well"
10
13.3%
Speak English "not well"
17
22.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
3,772
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
94
2.5%
5 to 17 years
26
0.7%
18 to 64 years
52
1.4%
65 years and over
16
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
27
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
27
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
10
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,676
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
37
1.0%
5 to 17 years
17
0.5%
18 to 64 years
20
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
