Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Natchitoches 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
16,731
100.0%
Speak only English
15,889
95.0%
Speak a language other than English
842
5.0%
Spanish
335
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
238
71.0%
Speak English "well"
46
13.7%
Speak English "not well"
51
15.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
363
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
259
71.3%
Speak English "well"
65
17.9%
Speak English "not well"
39
10.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
113
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
77.9%
Speak English "well"
18
15.9%
Speak English "not well"
7
6.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
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
16,731
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
842
5.0%
5 to 17 years
89
0.5%
18 to 64 years
706
4.2%
65 years and over
47
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
226
1.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
215
1.3%
65 years and over
11
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
40
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,125
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
99
0.7%
5 to 17 years
23
0.2%
18 to 64 years
76
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
