Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Westwego 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
10,060
100.0%
Speak only English
9,007
89.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,053
10.5%
Spanish
348
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
244
70.1%
Speak English "well"
54
15.5%
Speak English "not well"
50
14.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
594
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
419
70.5%
Speak English "well"
108
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
57
9.6%
Speak English "not at all"
10
1.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
111
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
47.7%
Speak English "well"
7
6.3%
Speak English "not well"
34
30.6%
Speak English "not at all"
17
15.3%
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
10,060
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,053
10.5%
5 to 17 years
203
2.0%
18 to 64 years
464
4.6%
65 years and over
386
3.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
337
3.3%
5 to 17 years
32
0.3%
18 to 64 years
213
2.1%
65 years and over
92
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
96
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,059
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
154
1.5%
5 to 17 years
26
0.3%
18 to 64 years
65
0.6%
65 years and over
63
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
