Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Farmington 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
22,286
100.0%
Speak only English
18,481
82.9%
Speak a language other than English
3,805
17.1%
Spanish
418
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
332
79.4%
Speak English "well"
56
13.4%
Speak English "not well"
20
4.8%
Speak English "not at all"
10
2.4%
Other Indo-European languages
2,721
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,761
64.7%
Speak English "well"
565
20.8%
Speak English "not well"
330
12.1%
Speak English "not at all"
65
2.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
523
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
321
61.4%
Speak English "well"
130
24.9%
Speak English "not well"
62
11.9%
Speak English "not at all"
10
1.9%
All other languages
143
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
119
83.2%
Speak English "well"
24
16.8%
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
22,286
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,805
17.1%
5 to 17 years
667
3.0%
18 to 64 years
2,426
10.9%
65 years and over
712
3.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,272
5.7%
5 to 17 years
172
0.8%
18 to 64 years
741
3.3%
65 years and over
359
1.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
219
Population 5 years and over in households*
21,964
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
453
2.1%
5 to 17 years
75
0.3%
18 to 64 years
229
1.0%
65 years and over
149
0.7%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
