Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hendersonville 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
9,879
100.0%
Speak only English
8,570
86.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,309
13.3%
Spanish
959
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
291
30.3%
Speak English "well"
201
21.0%
Speak English "not well"
292
30.4%
Speak English "not at all"
175
18.2%
Other Indo-European languages
279
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
212
76.0%
Speak English "well"
48
17.2%
Speak English "not well"
19
6.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
65.5%
Speak English "well"
10
34.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
42
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
64.3%
Speak English "well"
15
35.7%
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
9,879
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,309
13.3%
5 to 17 years
240
2.4%
18 to 64 years
888
9.0%
65 years and over
181
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
760
7.7%
5 to 17 years
117
1.2%
18 to 64 years
617
6.2%
65 years and over
26
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
154
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,089
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
446
4.9%
5 to 17 years
63
0.7%
18 to 64 years
377
4.1%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
