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
8,993
100.0%
Speak only English
8,422
93.7%
Speak a language other than English
571
6.3%
Spanish
143
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
102
71.3%
Speak English "well"
24
16.8%
Speak English "not well"
17
11.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
275
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
229
83.3%
Speak English "well"
40
14.5%
Speak English "not well"
6
2.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
110
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
94
85.5%
Speak English "well"
8
7.3%
Speak English "not well"
8
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
43
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
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
8,993
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
571
6.3%
5 to 17 years
134
1.5%
18 to 64 years
429
4.8%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
103
1.1%
5 to 17 years
27
0.3%
18 to 64 years
68
0.8%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,493
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"
