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
111,753
100.0%
Speak only English
99,915
89.4%
Speak a language other than English
11,838
10.6%
Spanish
5,901
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,935
66.7%
Speak English "well"
1,084
18.4%
Speak English "not well"
709
12.0%
Speak English "not at all"
173
2.9%
Other Indo-European languages
3,472
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,678
77.1%
Speak English "well"
583
16.8%
Speak English "not well"
190
5.5%
Speak English "not at all"
21
0.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,184
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,115
51.1%
Speak English "well"
719
32.9%
Speak English "not well"
323
14.8%
Speak English "not at all"
27
1.2%
All other languages
281
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
219
77.9%
Speak English "well"
62
22.1%
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
111,753
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
11,838
10.6%
5 to 17 years
1,749
1.6%
18 to 64 years
9,087
8.1%
65 years and over
1,002
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,891
3.5%
5 to 17 years
699
0.6%
18 to 64 years
2,844
2.5%
65 years and over
348
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
806
Population 5 years and over in households*
107,926
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,441
1.3%
5 to 17 years
173
0.2%
18 to 64 years
1,093
1.0%
65 years and over
175
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
