Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Davidson 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
6,711
100.0%
Speak only English
6,073
90.5%
Speak a language other than English
638
9.5%
Spanish
322
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
243
75.5%
Speak English "well"
48
14.9%
Speak English "not well"
21
6.5%
Speak English "not at all"
10
3.1%
Other Indo-European languages
241
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
205
85.1%
Speak English "well"
27
11.2%
Speak English "not well"
9
3.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
43
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
58.1%
Speak English "well"
15
34.9%
Speak English "not well"
3
7.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
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
6,711
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
638
9.5%
5 to 17 years
62
0.9%
18 to 64 years
477
7.1%
65 years and over
99
1.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
133
2.0%
5 to 17 years
11
0.2%
18 to 64 years
93
1.4%
65 years and over
29
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
25
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,924
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
51
1.0%
5 to 17 years
5
0.1%
18 to 64 years
44
0.9%
65 years and over
2
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
