Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. La Porte 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
20,159
100.0%
Speak only English
18,377
91.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,782
8.8%
Spanish
1,176
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
595
50.6%
Speak English "well"
214
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
256
21.8%
Speak English "not at all"
111
9.4%
Other Indo-European languages
541
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
405
74.9%
Speak English "well"
75
13.9%
Speak English "not well"
30
5.5%
Speak English "not at all"
31
5.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
72.0%
Speak English "well"
7
28.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
65.0%
Speak English "well"
10
25.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
10.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
20,159
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,782
8.8%
5 to 17 years
422
2.1%
18 to 64 years
1,207
6.0%
65 years and over
153
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
738
3.7%
5 to 17 years
103
0.5%
18 to 64 years
583
2.9%
65 years and over
52
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
174
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,585
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
424
2.2%
5 to 17 years
82
0.4%
18 to 64 years
320
1.6%
65 years and over
22
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
