Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bastrop 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
5,123
100.0%
Speak only English
4,258
83.1%
Speak a language other than English
865
16.9%
Spanish
687
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
552
80.3%
Speak English "well"
81
11.8%
Speak English "not well"
50
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
4
0.6%
Other Indo-European languages
84
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
74
88.1%
Speak English "well"
10
11.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
86
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
59
68.6%
Speak English "well"
27
31.4%
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
5,123
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
865
16.9%
5 to 17 years
177
3.5%
18 to 64 years
587
11.5%
65 years and over
101
2.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
172
3.4%
5 to 17 years
19
0.4%
18 to 64 years
107
2.1%
65 years and over
46
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
45
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,779
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
55
1.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
9
0.2%
65 years and over
46
1.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
