Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Sulphur 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
18,824
100.0%
Speak only English
17,209
91.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,615
8.6%
Spanish
350
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
278
79.4%
Speak English "well"
44
12.6%
Speak English "not well"
28
8.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,229
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
972
79.1%
Speak English "well"
214
17.4%
Speak English "not well"
37
3.0%
Speak English "not at all"
6
0.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
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
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
50.0%
Speak English "well"
10
50.0%
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
18,824
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,615
8.6%
5 to 17 years
226
1.2%
18 to 64 years
834
4.4%
65 years and over
555
2.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
339
1.8%
5 to 17 years
63
0.3%
18 to 64 years
131
0.7%
65 years and over
145
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
84
Population 5 years and over in households*
18,543
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
115
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
35
0.2%
65 years and over
80
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
