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
39,457
100.0%
Speak only English
37,148
94.1%
Speak a language other than English
2,309
5.9%
Spanish
697
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
465
66.7%
Speak English "well"
144
20.7%
Speak English "not well"
88
12.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
823
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
581
70.6%
Speak English "well"
149
18.1%
Speak English "not well"
93
11.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
527
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
284
53.9%
Speak English "well"
170
32.3%
Speak English "not well"
49
9.3%
Speak English "not at all"
24
4.6%
All other languages
262
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
177
67.6%
Speak English "well"
58
22.1%
Speak English "not well"
20
7.6%
Speak English "not at all"
7
2.7%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
39,457
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,309
5.9%
5 to 17 years
327
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,842
4.7%
65 years and over
140
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
802
2.0%
5 to 17 years
96
0.2%
18 to 64 years
606
1.5%
65 years and over
100
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
156
Population 5 years and over in households*
38,805
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
272
0.7%
5 to 17 years
28
0.1%
18 to 64 years
209
0.5%
65 years and over
35
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
