Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dickson 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
11,523
100.0%
Speak only English
11,055
95.9%
Speak a language other than English
468
4.1%
Spanish
353
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
216
61.2%
Speak English "well"
43
12.2%
Speak English "not well"
79
22.4%
Speak English "not at all"
15
4.2%
Other Indo-European languages
102
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
97
95.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
4.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
53.8%
Speak English "well"
6
46.2%
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
11,523
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
468
4.1%
5 to 17 years
113
1.0%
18 to 64 years
337
2.9%
65 years and over
18
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
148
1.3%
5 to 17 years
22
0.2%
18 to 64 years
120
1.0%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
13
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,195
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
31
0.3%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
17
0.2%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
