Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Greeneville 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
14,449
100.0%
Speak only English
13,829
95.7%
Speak a language other than English
620
4.3%
Spanish
253
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
160
63.2%
Speak English "well"
43
17.0%
Speak English "not well"
50
19.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
278
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
169
60.8%
Speak English "well"
59
21.2%
Speak English "not well"
50
18.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
68
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
72.1%
Speak English "well"
19
27.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
42.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
12
57.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
14,449
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
620
4.3%
5 to 17 years
118
0.8%
18 to 64 years
454
3.1%
65 years and over
48
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
233
1.6%
5 to 17 years
58
0.4%
18 to 64 years
149
1.0%
65 years and over
26
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
40
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,706
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
130
0.9%
5 to 17 years
41
0.3%
18 to 64 years
77
0.6%
65 years and over
12
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
