Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hammond 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
76,426
100.0%
Speak only English
62,066
81.2%
Speak a language other than English
14,360
18.8%
Spanish
11,468
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6,743
58.8%
Speak English "well"
2,728
23.8%
Speak English "not well"
1,501
13.1%
Speak English "not at all"
496
4.3%
Other Indo-European languages
2,258
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,621
71.8%
Speak English "well"
434
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
182
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
21
0.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
236
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
111
47.0%
Speak English "well"
76
32.2%
Speak English "not well"
49
20.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
398
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
237
59.5%
Speak English "well"
98
24.6%
Speak English "not well"
63
15.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
76,426
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
14,360
18.8%
5 to 17 years
3,050
4.0%
18 to 64 years
9,604
12.6%
65 years and over
1,706
2.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
5,648
7.4%
5 to 17 years
934
1.2%
18 to 64 years
4,004
5.2%
65 years and over
710
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,030
Population 5 years and over in households*
76,043
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,559
3.4%
5 to 17 years
578
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,583
2.1%
65 years and over
398
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
