Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Chalmette 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
30,123
100.0%
Speak only English
27,797
92.3%
Speak a language other than English
2,326
7.7%
Spanish
1,086
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
677
62.3%
Speak English "well"
218
20.1%
Speak English "not well"
151
13.9%
Speak English "not at all"
40
3.7%
Other Indo-European languages
655
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
461
70.4%
Speak English "well"
165
25.2%
Speak English "not well"
29
4.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
372
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
170
45.7%
Speak English "well"
166
44.6%
Speak English "not well"
36
9.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
213
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
113
53.1%
Speak English "well"
58
27.2%
Speak English "not well"
42
19.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
30,123
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,326
7.7%
5 to 17 years
447
1.5%
18 to 64 years
1,445
4.8%
65 years and over
434
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
905
3.0%
5 to 17 years
151
0.5%
18 to 64 years
609
2.0%
65 years and over
145
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
247
Population 5 years and over in households*
29,697
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
481
1.6%
5 to 17 years
77
0.3%
18 to 64 years
331
1.1%
65 years and over
73
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
