Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Elizabethton 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
12,704
100.0%
Speak only English
12,212
96.1%
Speak a language other than English
492
3.9%
Spanish
302
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
141
46.7%
Speak English "well"
99
32.8%
Speak English "not well"
49
16.2%
Speak English "not at all"
13
4.3%
Other Indo-European languages
157
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
136
86.6%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
21
13.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
33
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
15.2%
Speak English "well"
28
84.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
12,704
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
492
3.9%
5 to 17 years
194
1.5%
18 to 64 years
282
2.2%
65 years and over
16
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
210
1.7%
5 to 17 years
83
0.7%
18 to 64 years
127
1.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
22
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,541
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
52
0.5%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
45
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
