Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bryson 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
1,358
100.0%
Speak only English
1,226
90.3%
Speak a language other than English
132
9.7%
Spanish
86
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
39.5%
Speak English "well"
36
41.9%
Speak English "not well"
8
9.3%
Speak English "not at all"
8
9.3%
Other Indo-European languages
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
4
57.1%
Speak English "not well"
3
42.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
89.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
2
10.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
1,358
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
132
9.7%
5 to 17 years
11
0.8%
18 to 64 years
107
7.9%
65 years and over
14
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
61
4.5%
5 to 17 years
3
0.2%
18 to 64 years
58
4.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,172
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
15
1.3%
5 to 17 years
3
0.3%
18 to 64 years
12
1.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
