Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Crossville 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
8,213
100.0%
Speak only English
7,909
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
304
3.7%
Spanish
196
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
102
52.0%
Speak English "well"
61
31.1%
Speak English "not well"
23
11.7%
Speak English "not at all"
10
5.1%
Other Indo-European languages
102
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
66.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
34
33.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
8,213
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
304
3.7%
5 to 17 years
14
0.2%
18 to 64 years
216
2.6%
65 years and over
74
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
128
1.6%
5 to 17 years
14
0.2%
18 to 64 years
73
0.9%
65 years and over
41
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
33
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,757
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
50
0.6%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
24
0.3%
65 years and over
19
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
