Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Big Stone Gap 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
4,550
100.0%
Speak only English
4,471
98.3%
Speak a language other than English
79
1.7%
Spanish
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
61
87.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
12.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
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
4,550
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
79
1.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
60
1.3%
65 years and over
19
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
9
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
9
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,354
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
