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
9,786
100.0%
Speak only English
8,221
84.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,565
16.0%
Spanish
180
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
112
62.2%
Speak English "well"
34
18.9%
Speak English "not well"
18
10.0%
Speak English "not at all"
16
8.9%
Other Indo-European languages
598
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
489
81.8%
Speak English "well"
72
12.0%
Speak English "not well"
31
5.2%
Speak English "not at all"
6
1.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
608
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
402
66.1%
Speak English "well"
161
26.5%
Speak English "not well"
34
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
11
1.8%
All other languages
179
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
131
73.2%
Speak English "well"
37
20.7%
Speak English "not well"
11
6.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
9,786
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,565
16.0%
5 to 17 years
135
1.4%
18 to 64 years
1,335
13.6%
65 years and over
95
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
431
4.4%
5 to 17 years
26
0.3%
18 to 64 years
380
3.9%
65 years and over
25
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
93
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,650
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
218
2.3%
5 to 17 years
39
0.4%
18 to 64 years
179
1.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
