Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Kings 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
8,823
100.0%
Speak only English
8,525
96.6%
Speak a language other than English
298
3.4%
Spanish
189
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
63
33.3%
Speak English "well"
68
36.0%
Speak English "not well"
58
30.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
60.7%
Speak English "well"
11
39.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
50
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
36.0%
Speak English "well"
16
32.0%
Speak English "not well"
16
32.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
61.3%
Speak English "well"
12
38.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,823
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
298
3.4%
5 to 17 years
82
0.9%
18 to 64 years
211
2.4%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
181
2.1%
5 to 17 years
60
0.7%
18 to 64 years
116
1.3%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
33
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,571
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
77
0.9%
5 to 17 years
26
0.3%
18 to 64 years
46
0.5%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
