Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fayette 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
2,718
100.0%
Speak only English
2,556
94.0%
Speak a language other than English
162
6.0%
Spanish
84
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
58.3%
Speak English "well"
29
34.5%
Speak English "not well"
6
7.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European 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%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
21
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
48
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
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
2,718
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
162
6.0%
5 to 17 years
19
0.7%
18 to 64 years
130
4.8%
65 years and over
13
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
56
2.1%
5 to 17 years
3
0.1%
18 to 64 years
53
1.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,051
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"
