Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Johnson City 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
52,261
100.0%
Speak only English
49,790
95.3%
Speak a language other than English
2,471
4.7%
Spanish
1,123
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
719
64.0%
Speak English "well"
216
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
148
13.2%
Speak English "not at all"
40
3.6%
Other Indo-European languages
805
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
620
77.0%
Speak English "well"
142
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
43
5.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
402
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
322
80.1%
Speak English "well"
58
14.4%
Speak English "not well"
22
5.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
141
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
107
75.9%
Speak English "well"
26
18.4%
Speak English "not well"
8
5.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
52,261
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,471
4.7%
5 to 17 years
289
0.6%
18 to 64 years
2,022
3.9%
65 years and over
160
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
703
1.3%
5 to 17 years
72
0.1%
18 to 64 years
616
1.2%
65 years and over
15
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
170
Population 5 years and over in households*
48,873
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
366
0.7%
5 to 17 years
52
0.1%
18 to 64 years
299
0.6%
65 years and over
15
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
