Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Gretna 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
16,159
100.0%
Speak only English
14,139
87.5%
Speak a language other than English
2,020
12.5%
Spanish
1,009
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
618
61.2%
Speak English "well"
161
16.0%
Speak English "not well"
177
17.5%
Speak English "not at all"
53
5.3%
Other Indo-European languages
441
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
347
78.7%
Speak English "well"
55
12.5%
Speak English "not well"
39
8.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
529
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
280
52.9%
Speak English "well"
134
25.3%
Speak English "not well"
109
20.6%
Speak English "not at all"
6
1.1%
All other languages
41
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
35
85.4%
Speak English "well"
6
14.6%
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
16,159
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,020
12.5%
5 to 17 years
408
2.5%
18 to 64 years
1,339
8.3%
65 years and over
273
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
740
4.6%
5 to 17 years
81
0.5%
18 to 64 years
556
3.4%
65 years and over
103
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
214
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,426
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
440
2.9%
5 to 17 years
96
0.6%
18 to 64 years
289
1.9%
65 years and over
55
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
