Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Leesville 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
6,225
100.0%
Speak only English
5,729
92.0%
Speak a language other than English
496
8.0%
Spanish
176
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
50.0%
Speak English "well"
76
43.2%
Speak English "not well"
12
6.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
185
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
143
77.3%
Speak English "well"
42
22.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
135
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
62
45.9%
Speak English "well"
44
32.6%
Speak English "not well"
21
15.6%
Speak English "not at all"
8
5.9%
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
6,225
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
496
8.0%
5 to 17 years
61
1.0%
18 to 64 years
348
5.6%
65 years and over
87
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
203
3.3%
5 to 17 years
38
0.6%
18 to 64 years
126
2.0%
65 years and over
39
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
70
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,964
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
121
2.0%
5 to 17 years
22
0.4%
18 to 64 years
78
1.3%
65 years and over
21
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
