Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Eunice 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
10,433
100.0%
Speak only English
7,952
76.2%
Speak a language other than English
2,481
23.8%
Spanish
82
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
42
51.2%
Speak English "well"
25
30.5%
Speak English "not well"
15
18.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
2,393
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,876
78.4%
Speak English "well"
395
16.5%
Speak English "not well"
122
5.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
10,433
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,481
23.8%
5 to 17 years
184
1.8%
18 to 64 years
1,393
13.4%
65 years and over
904
8.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
557
5.3%
5 to 17 years
31
0.3%
18 to 64 years
231
2.2%
65 years and over
295
2.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
265
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,138
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
373
3.7%
5 to 17 years
14
0.1%
18 to 64 years
124
1.2%
65 years and over
235
2.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
