Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ponchatoula 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
4,830
100.0%
Speak only English
4,658
96.4%
Speak a language other than English
172
3.6%
Spanish
78
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
87.2%
Speak English "well"
6
7.7%
Speak English "not well"
4
5.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
94
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
41.5%
Speak English "well"
37
39.4%
Speak English "not well"
18
19.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
4,830
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
172
3.6%
5 to 17 years
29
0.6%
18 to 64 years
121
2.5%
65 years and over
22
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
65
1.3%
5 to 17 years
12
0.2%
18 to 64 years
39
0.8%
65 years and over
14
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
12
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,820
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
26
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
21
0.4%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
