Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fairhaven 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
15,374
100.0%
Speak only English
13,746
89.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,628
10.6%
Spanish
59
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
55
93.2%
Speak English "well"
4
6.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,481
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,019
68.8%
Speak English "well"
259
17.5%
Speak English "not well"
162
10.9%
Speak English "not at all"
41
2.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
26
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
61.5%
Speak English "well"
6
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
4
15.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
62
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
69.4%
Speak English "well"
17
27.4%
Speak English "not well"
2
3.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
15,374
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,628
10.6%
5 to 17 years
81
0.5%
18 to 64 years
906
5.9%
65 years and over
641
4.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
495
3.2%
5 to 17 years
7
0.0%
18 to 64 years
230
1.5%
65 years and over
258
1.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
131
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,999
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
179
1.2%
5 to 17 years
11
0.1%
18 to 64 years
45
0.3%
65 years and over
123
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
