Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fairhope 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
11,565
100.0%
Speak only English
11,091
95.9%
Speak a language other than English
474
4.1%
Spanish
191
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
148
77.5%
Speak English "well"
34
17.8%
Speak English "not well"
9
4.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
237
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
210
88.6%
Speak English "well"
22
9.3%
Speak English "not well"
5
2.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
42.9%
Speak English "well"
8
57.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
7
21.9%
Speak English "not well"
25
78.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
11,565
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
474
4.1%
5 to 17 years
75
0.6%
18 to 64 years
286
2.5%
65 years and over
113
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
110
1.0%
5 to 17 years
16
0.1%
18 to 64 years
69
0.6%
65 years and over
25
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
29
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,229
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
54
0.5%
5 to 17 years
16
0.1%
18 to 64 years
21
0.2%
65 years and over
17
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
