Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Nicholasville 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
17,811
100.0%
Speak only English
17,328
97.3%
Speak a language other than English
483
2.7%
Spanish
225
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
162
72.0%
Speak English "well"
17
7.6%
Speak English "not well"
36
16.0%
Speak English "not at all"
10
4.4%
Other Indo-European languages
152
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
135
88.8%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
17
11.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
99
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
54
54.5%
Speak English "well"
40
40.4%
Speak English "not well"
5
5.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
17,811
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
483
2.7%
5 to 17 years
72
0.4%
18 to 64 years
400
2.2%
65 years and over
11
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
125
0.7%
5 to 17 years
12
0.1%
18 to 64 years
107
0.6%
65 years and over
6
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
14
Population 5 years and over in households*
17,548
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
28
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
23
0.1%
65 years and over
5
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
