Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fayetteville 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
6,561
100.0%
Speak only English
6,321
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
240
3.7%
Spanish
109
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
46.8%
Speak English "well"
39
35.8%
Speak English "not well"
19
17.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
117
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
67
57.3%
Speak English "well"
28
23.9%
Speak English "not well"
22
18.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
35.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
64.3%
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
6,561
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
240
3.7%
5 to 17 years
55
0.8%
18 to 64 years
157
2.4%
65 years and over
28
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
117
1.8%
5 to 17 years
27
0.4%
18 to 64 years
90
1.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
19
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,107
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
33
0.5%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
26
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
