Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Black Mountain 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
7,117
100.0%
Speak only English
6,861
96.4%
Speak a language other than English
256
3.6%
Spanish
93
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
76
81.7%
Speak English "well"
6
6.5%
Speak English "not well"
11
11.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
103
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
75
72.8%
Speak English "well"
23
22.3%
Speak English "not well"
3
2.9%
Speak English "not at all"
2
1.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
54
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
53.7%
Speak English "well"
14
25.9%
Speak English "not well"
2
3.7%
Speak English "not at all"
9
16.7%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2
33.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
66.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,117
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
256
3.6%
5 to 17 years
49
0.7%
18 to 64 years
168
2.4%
65 years and over
39
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
74
1.0%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
58
0.8%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
18
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,836
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
35
0.5%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
23
0.3%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
