Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fletcher 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
3,856
100.0%
Speak only English
3,702
96.0%
Speak a language other than English
154
4.0%
Spanish
99
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
48.5%
Speak English "well"
35
35.4%
Speak English "not well"
16
16.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
78.9%
Speak English "well"
4
21.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
35.0%
Speak English "well"
9
45.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
20.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
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
3,856
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
154
4.0%
5 to 17 years
25
0.6%
18 to 64 years
129
3.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
68
1.8%
5 to 17 years
9
0.2%
18 to 64 years
59
1.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
16
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,856
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
27
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
27
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
