Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Knoxville 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
7,185
100.0%
Speak only English
6,941
96.6%
Speak a language other than English
244
3.4%
Spanish
161
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
118
73.3%
Speak English "well"
5
3.1%
Speak English "not well"
38
23.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
61
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
41
67.2%
Speak English "well"
15
24.6%
Speak English "not well"
5
8.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
4
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
18
81.8%
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
7,185
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
244
3.4%
5 to 17 years
26
0.4%
18 to 64 years
186
2.6%
65 years and over
32
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
85
1.2%
5 to 17 years
13
0.2%
18 to 64 years
57
0.8%
65 years and over
15
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
14
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,725
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
39
0.6%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
31
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
