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
11,986
100.0%
Speak only English
11,704
97.6%
Speak a language other than English
282
2.4%
Spanish
185
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
102
55.1%
Speak English "well"
5
2.7%
Speak English "not well"
57
30.8%
Speak English "not at all"
21
11.4%
Other Indo-European languages
78
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
67.9%
Speak English "well"
21
26.9%
Speak English "not well"
4
5.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
63.2%
Speak English "well"
7
36.8%
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
11,986
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
282
2.4%
5 to 17 years
76
0.6%
18 to 64 years
164
1.4%
65 years and over
42
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
115
1.0%
5 to 17 years
39
0.3%
18 to 64 years
62
0.5%
65 years and over
14
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
25
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,605
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
35
0.3%
5 to 17 years
5
0.0%
18 to 64 years
24
0.2%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
