Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ruston 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
19,491
100.0%
Speak only English
18,120
93.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,371
7.0%
Spanish
370
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
251
67.8%
Speak English "well"
69
18.6%
Speak English "not well"
43
11.6%
Speak English "not at all"
7
1.9%
Other Indo-European languages
479
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
377
78.7%
Speak English "well"
81
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
21
4.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
354
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
188
53.1%
Speak English "well"
123
34.7%
Speak English "not well"
38
10.7%
Speak English "not at all"
5
1.4%
All other languages
168
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
114
67.9%
Speak English "well"
33
19.6%
Speak English "not well"
21
12.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
19,491
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,371
7.0%
5 to 17 years
229
1.2%
18 to 64 years
1,045
5.4%
65 years and over
97
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
441
2.3%
5 to 17 years
61
0.3%
18 to 64 years
349
1.8%
65 years and over
31
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
105
Population 5 years and over in households*
16,621
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
227
1.4%
5 to 17 years
40
0.2%
18 to 64 years
179
1.1%
65 years and over
8
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
