Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Breaux Bridge 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
6,522
100.0%
Speak only English
4,410
67.6%
Speak a language other than English
2,112
32.4%
Spanish
113
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
83
73.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
30
26.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,999
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,418
70.9%
Speak English "well"
387
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
185
9.3%
Speak English "not at all"
9
0.5%
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
6,522
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,112
32.4%
5 to 17 years
101
1.5%
18 to 64 years
1,407
21.6%
65 years and over
604
9.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
611
9.4%
5 to 17 years
25
0.4%
18 to 64 years
353
5.4%
65 years and over
233
3.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
194
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,093
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
266
4.4%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
98
1.6%
65 years and over
160
2.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
