Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Louisville 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
6,582
100.0%
Speak only English
6,343
96.4%
Speak a language other than English
239
3.6%
Spanish
163
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
30.1%
Speak English "well"
40
24.5%
Speak English "not well"
63
38.7%
Speak English "not at all"
11
6.7%
Other Indo-European languages
48
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
41
85.4%
Speak English "well"
7
14.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
85.7%
Speak English "well"
4
14.3%
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
6,582
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
239
3.6%
5 to 17 years
59
0.9%
18 to 64 years
160
2.4%
65 years and over
20
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
125
1.9%
5 to 17 years
19
0.3%
18 to 64 years
106
1.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
19
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,308
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
54
0.9%
5 to 17 years
5
0.1%
18 to 64 years
49
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
