Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fairborn 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
30,211
100.0%
Speak only English
28,116
93.1%
Speak a language other than English
2,095
6.9%
Spanish
669
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
433
64.7%
Speak English "well"
127
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
104
15.5%
Speak English "not at all"
5
0.7%
Other Indo-European languages
608
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
408
67.1%
Speak English "well"
154
25.3%
Speak English "not well"
41
6.7%
Speak English "not at all"
5
0.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
695
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
268
38.6%
Speak English "well"
291
41.9%
Speak English "not well"
108
15.5%
Speak English "not at all"
28
4.0%
All other languages
123
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
113
91.9%
Speak English "well"
10
8.1%
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
30,211
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,095
6.9%
5 to 17 years
218
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,732
5.7%
65 years and over
145
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
873
2.9%
5 to 17 years
44
0.1%
18 to 64 years
752
2.5%
65 years and over
77
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
259
Population 5 years and over in households*
29,202
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
545
1.9%
5 to 17 years
76
0.3%
18 to 64 years
433
1.5%
65 years and over
36
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
