Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Boone 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
13,252
100.0%
Speak only English
12,514
94.4%
Speak a language other than English
738
5.6%
Spanish
293
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
253
86.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
32
10.9%
Speak English "not at all"
8
2.7%
Other Indo-European languages
300
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
257
85.7%
Speak English "well"
24
8.0%
Speak English "not well"
19
6.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
95
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
49.5%
Speak English "well"
13
13.7%
Speak English "not well"
18
18.9%
Speak English "not at all"
17
17.9%
All other languages
50
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
50
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
13,252
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
738
5.6%
5 to 17 years
17
0.1%
18 to 64 years
700
5.3%
65 years and over
21
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
131
1.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
131
1.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
58
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,432
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
92
1.1%
5 to 17 years
16
0.2%
18 to 64 years
76
0.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
