Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. La Crosse 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
49,107
100.0%
Speak only English
45,645
93.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,462
7.0%
Spanish
954
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
686
71.9%
Speak English "well"
121
12.7%
Speak English "not well"
147
15.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
781
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
608
77.8%
Speak English "well"
123
15.7%
Speak English "not well"
50
6.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,488
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
637
42.8%
Speak English "well"
434
29.2%
Speak English "not well"
313
21.0%
Speak English "not at all"
104
7.0%
All other languages
239
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
193
80.8%
Speak English "well"
32
13.4%
Speak English "not well"
14
5.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
49,107
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,462
7.0%
5 to 17 years
1,016
2.1%
18 to 64 years
2,104
4.3%
65 years and over
342
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,338
2.7%
5 to 17 years
397
0.8%
18 to 64 years
824
1.7%
65 years and over
117
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
179
Population 5 years and over in households*
44,294
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
455
1.0%
5 to 17 years
183
0.4%
18 to 64 years
213
0.5%
65 years and over
59
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
