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
34,872
100.0%
Speak only English
27,984
80.2%
Speak a language other than English
6,888
19.8%
Spanish
3,552
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,408
67.8%
Speak English "well"
628
17.7%
Speak English "not well"
398
11.2%
Speak English "not at all"
118
3.3%
Other Indo-European languages
151
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
97
64.2%
Speak English "well"
32
21.2%
Speak English "not well"
22
14.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
62
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
40.3%
Speak English "well"
29
46.8%
Speak English "not well"
8
12.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
3,123
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,369
75.9%
Speak English "well"
573
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
95
3.0%
Speak English "not at all"
86
2.8%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
34,872
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
6,888
19.8%
5 to 17 years
1,242
3.6%
18 to 64 years
5,099
14.6%
65 years and over
547
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,989
5.7%
5 to 17 years
365
1.0%
18 to 64 years
1,390
4.0%
65 years and over
234
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
275
Population 5 years and over in households*
34,385
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
628
1.8%
5 to 17 years
206
0.6%
18 to 64 years
340
1.0%
65 years and over
82
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
