Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Kannapolis 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
34,154
100.0%
Speak only English
31,149
91.2%
Speak a language other than English
3,005
8.8%
Spanish
2,454
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
720
29.3%
Speak English "well"
458
18.7%
Speak English "not well"
831
33.9%
Speak English "not at all"
445
18.1%
Other Indo-European languages
345
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
237
68.7%
Speak English "well"
54
15.7%
Speak English "not well"
54
15.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
167
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
31.1%
Speak English "well"
39
23.4%
Speak English "not well"
76
45.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
69.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
12
30.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
34,154
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,005
8.8%
5 to 17 years
781
2.3%
18 to 64 years
2,136
6.3%
65 years and over
88
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,969
5.8%
5 to 17 years
479
1.4%
18 to 64 years
1,450
4.2%
65 years and over
40
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
390
Population 5 years and over in households*
33,648
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,441
4.3%
5 to 17 years
341
1.0%
18 to 64 years
1,084
3.2%
65 years and over
16
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
