Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fairfield 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
11,656
100.0%
Speak only English
11,249
96.5%
Speak a language other than English
407
3.5%
Spanish
224
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
125
55.8%
Speak English "well"
43
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
40
17.9%
Speak English "not at all"
16
7.1%
Other Indo-European languages
130
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
82
63.1%
Speak English "well"
34
26.2%
Speak English "not well"
14
10.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
53
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
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
11,656
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
407
3.5%
5 to 17 years
74
0.6%
18 to 64 years
268
2.3%
65 years and over
65
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
147
1.3%
5 to 17 years
43
0.4%
18 to 64 years
79
0.7%
65 years and over
25
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
52
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,023
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
121
1.1%
5 to 17 years
53
0.5%
18 to 64 years
63
0.6%
65 years and over
5
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
