Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Saint Martinville 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
6,392
100.0%
Speak only English
5,132
80.3%
Speak a language other than English
1,260
19.7%
Spanish
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
35.0%
Speak English "well"
13
65.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,204
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
905
75.2%
Speak English "well"
212
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
87
7.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
13
61.9%
Speak English "not well"
8
38.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
66.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
33.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,392
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,260
19.7%
5 to 17 years
34
0.5%
18 to 64 years
703
11.0%
65 years and over
523
8.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
338
5.3%
5 to 17 years
19
0.3%
18 to 64 years
195
3.1%
65 years and over
124
1.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
90
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,054
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
112
1.9%
5 to 17 years
5
0.1%
18 to 64 years
52
0.9%
65 years and over
55
0.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
