Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fishers 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
34,299
100.0%
Speak only English
31,893
93.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,406
7.0%
Spanish
789
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
542
68.7%
Speak English "well"
95
12.0%
Speak English "not well"
125
15.8%
Speak English "not at all"
27
3.4%
Other Indo-European languages
894
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
681
76.2%
Speak English "well"
91
10.2%
Speak English "not well"
117
13.1%
Speak English "not at all"
5
0.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
659
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
329
49.9%
Speak English "well"
208
31.6%
Speak English "not well"
107
16.2%
Speak English "not at all"
15
2.3%
All other languages
64
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
73.4%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
17
26.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
34,299
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,406
7.0%
5 to 17 years
430
1.3%
18 to 64 years
1,883
5.5%
65 years and over
93
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
807
2.4%
5 to 17 years
96
0.3%
18 to 64 years
643
1.9%
65 years and over
68
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
173
Population 5 years and over in households*
34,298
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
339
1.0%
5 to 17 years
30
0.1%
18 to 64 years
287
0.8%
65 years and over
22
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
