Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fairmont 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
10,338
100.0%
Speak only English
9,797
94.8%
Speak a language other than English
541
5.2%
Spanish
320
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
160
50.0%
Speak English "well"
73
22.8%
Speak English "not well"
72
22.5%
Speak English "not at all"
15
4.7%
Other Indo-European languages
160
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
152
95.0%
Speak English "well"
8
5.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
61
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
34.4%
Speak English "well"
27
44.3%
Speak English "not well"
13
21.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
10,338
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
541
5.2%
5 to 17 years
226
2.2%
18 to 64 years
261
2.5%
65 years and over
54
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
208
2.0%
5 to 17 years
80
0.8%
18 to 64 years
120
1.2%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
45
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,040
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
139
1.4%
5 to 17 years
56
0.6%
18 to 64 years
83
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
