Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fanwood 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
6,555
100.0%
Speak only English
5,603
85.5%
Speak a language other than English
952
14.5%
Spanish
159
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
82
51.6%
Speak English "well"
52
32.7%
Speak English "not well"
25
15.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
479
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
322
67.2%
Speak English "well"
123
25.7%
Speak English "not well"
34
7.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
188
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
98
52.1%
Speak English "well"
90
47.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
126
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
82
65.1%
Speak English "well"
33
26.2%
Speak English "not well"
11
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,555
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
952
14.5%
5 to 17 years
163
2.5%
18 to 64 years
621
9.5%
65 years and over
168
2.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
368
5.6%
5 to 17 years
41
0.6%
18 to 64 years
248
3.8%
65 years and over
79
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
62
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,474
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
176
2.7%
5 to 17 years
20
0.3%
18 to 64 years
148
2.3%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
