Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Jeanerette 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
5,591
100.0%
Speak only English
5,199
93.0%
Speak a language other than English
392
7.0%
Spanish
80
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
66.3%
Speak English "well"
27
33.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
312
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
204
65.4%
Speak English "well"
62
19.9%
Speak English "not well"
46
14.7%
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
5,591
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
392
7.0%
5 to 17 years
31
0.6%
18 to 64 years
174
3.1%
65 years and over
187
3.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
135
2.4%
5 to 17 years
4
0.1%
18 to 64 years
47
0.8%
65 years and over
84
1.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
22
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,591
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
41
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
41
0.7%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
