Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Rayne 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
7,800
100.0%
Speak only English
6,175
79.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,625
20.8%
Spanish
38
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
44.7%
Speak English "well"
5
13.2%
Speak English "not well"
16
42.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,558
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,276
81.9%
Speak English "well"
214
13.7%
Speak English "not well"
62
4.0%
Speak English "not at all"
6
0.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
34.5%
Speak English "well"
13
44.8%
Speak English "not well"
6
20.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
7,800
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,625
20.8%
5 to 17 years
91
1.2%
18 to 64 years
919
11.8%
65 years and over
615
7.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
322
4.1%
5 to 17 years
20
0.3%
18 to 64 years
126
1.6%
65 years and over
176
2.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
121
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,651
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
171
2.2%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
58
0.8%
65 years and over
107
1.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
