Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lamar 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
8,289
100.0%
Speak only English
6,186
74.6%
Speak a language other than English
2,103
25.4%
Spanish
1,991
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,035
52.0%
Speak English "well"
419
21.0%
Speak English "not well"
428
21.5%
Speak English "not at all"
109
5.5%
Other Indo-European languages
78
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
87.2%
Speak English "well"
10
12.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
3
13.6%
Speak English "not well"
19
86.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
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
8,289
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,103
25.4%
5 to 17 years
459
5.5%
18 to 64 years
1,465
17.7%
65 years and over
179
2.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
988
11.9%
5 to 17 years
111
1.3%
18 to 64 years
800
9.7%
65 years and over
77
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
303
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,036
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
783
9.7%
5 to 17 years
200
2.5%
18 to 64 years
521
6.5%
65 years and over
62
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
