Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Plaquemine 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
6,538
100.0%
Speak only English
6,259
95.7%
Speak a language other than English
279
4.3%
Spanish
99
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
46
46.5%
Speak English "well"
33
33.3%
Speak English "not well"
20
20.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
172
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
150
87.2%
Speak English "well"
22
12.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,538
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
279
4.3%
5 to 17 years
71
1.1%
18 to 64 years
139
2.1%
65 years and over
69
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
75
1.1%
5 to 17 years
19
0.3%
18 to 64 years
35
0.5%
65 years and over
21
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,324
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
