Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Nashville 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
4,532
100.0%
Speak only English
4,087
90.2%
Speak a language other than English
445
9.8%
Spanish
362
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
84
23.2%
Speak English "well"
73
20.2%
Speak English "not well"
114
31.5%
Speak English "not at all"
91
25.1%
Other Indo-European languages
45
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
55.6%
Speak English "well"
20
44.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
38
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
28.9%
Speak English "well"
27
71.1%
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
4,532
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
445
9.8%
5 to 17 years
111
2.4%
18 to 64 years
334
7.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
325
7.2%
5 to 17 years
68
1.5%
18 to 64 years
257
5.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
66
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,211
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
267
6.3%
5 to 17 years
60
1.4%
18 to 64 years
207
4.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
