Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fairfax 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
20,236
100.0%
Speak only English
14,043
69.4%
Speak a language other than English
6,193
30.6%
Spanish
2,736
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,246
45.5%
Speak English "well"
687
25.1%
Speak English "not well"
606
22.1%
Speak English "not at all"
197
7.2%
Other Indo-European languages
1,204
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
760
63.1%
Speak English "well"
309
25.7%
Speak English "not well"
109
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
26
2.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,013
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
988
49.1%
Speak English "well"
595
29.6%
Speak English "not well"
375
18.6%
Speak English "not at all"
55
2.7%
All other languages
240
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
157
65.4%
Speak English "well"
43
17.9%
Speak English "not well"
21
8.8%
Speak English "not at all"
19
7.9%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
20,236
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
6,193
30.6%
5 to 17 years
1,053
5.2%
18 to 64 years
4,817
23.8%
65 years and over
323
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,042
15.0%
5 to 17 years
394
1.9%
18 to 64 years
2,449
12.1%
65 years and over
199
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
472
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,714
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,510
7.7%
5 to 17 years
304
1.5%
18 to 64 years
1,130
5.7%
65 years and over
76
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
