Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Amite 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
3,814
100.0%
Speak only English
3,717
97.5%
Speak a language other than English
97
2.5%
Spanish
24
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
33.3%
Speak English "well"
16
66.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
62
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
50
80.6%
Speak English "well"
10
16.1%
Speak English "not well"
2
3.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
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
2
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
2
100.0%
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
3,814
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
97
2.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
85
2.2%
65 years and over
12
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
30
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
25
0.7%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
3
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,200
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
3
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
2
0.1%
65 years and over
1
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
