Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hickory 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
34,871
100.0%
Speak only English
29,822
85.5%
Speak a language other than English
5,049
14.5%
Spanish
2,939
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,158
39.4%
Speak English "well"
507
17.3%
Speak English "not well"
899
30.6%
Speak English "not at all"
375
12.8%
Other Indo-European languages
763
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
456
59.8%
Speak English "well"
204
26.7%
Speak English "not well"
85
11.1%
Speak English "not at all"
18
2.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,325
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
438
33.1%
Speak English "well"
536
40.5%
Speak English "not well"
305
23.0%
Speak English "not at all"
46
3.5%
All other languages
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
22
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
34,871
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,049
14.5%
5 to 17 years
1,125
3.2%
18 to 64 years
3,757
10.8%
65 years and over
167
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,975
8.5%
5 to 17 years
656
1.9%
18 to 64 years
2,255
6.5%
65 years and over
64
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
624
Population 5 years and over in households*
33,669
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,812
5.4%
5 to 17 years
404
1.2%
18 to 64 years
1,363
4.0%
65 years and over
45
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
