Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Port Allen 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
4,937
100.0%
Speak only English
4,773
96.7%
Speak a language other than English
164
3.3%
Spanish
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
33.3%
Speak English "well"
20
66.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
134
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
103
76.9%
Speak English "well"
24
17.9%
Speak English "not well"
7
5.2%
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
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
4,937
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
164
3.3%
5 to 17 years
53
1.1%
18 to 64 years
80
1.6%
65 years and over
31
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
51
1.0%
5 to 17 years
14
0.3%
18 to 64 years
37
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,802
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
17
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
17
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
