Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lake Charles 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
66,558
100.0%
Speak only English
60,059
90.2%
Speak a language other than English
6,499
9.8%
Spanish
1,256
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
852
67.8%
Speak English "well"
216
17.2%
Speak English "not well"
155
12.3%
Speak English "not at all"
33
2.6%
Other Indo-European languages
4,647
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,620
77.9%
Speak English "well"
832
17.9%
Speak English "not well"
184
4.0%
Speak English "not at all"
11
0.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
413
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
168
40.7%
Speak English "well"
139
33.7%
Speak English "not well"
86
20.8%
Speak English "not at all"
20
4.8%
All other languages
183
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
144
78.7%
Speak English "well"
28
15.3%
Speak English "not well"
11
6.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
66,558
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
6,499
9.8%
5 to 17 years
804
1.2%
18 to 64 years
3,674
5.5%
65 years and over
2,021
3.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,715
2.6%
5 to 17 years
139
0.2%
18 to 64 years
919
1.4%
65 years and over
657
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
644
Population 5 years and over in households*
63,259
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
948
1.5%
5 to 17 years
85
0.1%
18 to 64 years
435
0.7%
65 years and over
428
0.7%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
