Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Houma 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
29,726
100.0%
Speak only English
26,586
89.4%
Speak a language other than English
3,140
10.6%
Spanish
540
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
281
52.0%
Speak English "well"
75
13.9%
Speak English "not well"
153
28.3%
Speak English "not at all"
31
5.7%
Other Indo-European languages
2,372
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,900
80.1%
Speak English "well"
347
14.6%
Speak English "not well"
125
5.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
228
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
130
57.0%
Speak English "well"
61
26.8%
Speak English "not well"
37
16.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
29,726
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,140
10.6%
5 to 17 years
369
1.2%
18 to 64 years
1,881
6.3%
65 years and over
890
3.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
829
2.8%
5 to 17 years
81
0.3%
18 to 64 years
541
1.8%
65 years and over
207
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
237
Population 5 years and over in households*
29,007
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
455
1.6%
5 to 17 years
47
0.2%
18 to 64 years
265
0.9%
65 years and over
143
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
