Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fordyce 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
4,539
100.0%
Speak only English
4,411
97.2%
Speak a language other than English
128
2.8%
Spanish
95
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
61
64.2%
Speak English "well"
8
8.4%
Speak English "not well"
18
18.9%
Speak English "not at all"
8
8.4%
Other Indo-European languages
33
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
33
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
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
4,539
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
128
2.8%
5 to 17 years
5
0.1%
18 to 64 years
108
2.4%
65 years and over
15
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
34
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
25
0.6%
65 years and over
9
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
18
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,107
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
26
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
17
0.4%
65 years and over
9
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
