Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fredericksburg 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
18,186
100.0%
Speak only English
16,440
90.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,746
9.6%
Spanish
1,114
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
530
47.6%
Speak English "well"
156
14.0%
Speak English "not well"
248
22.3%
Speak English "not at all"
180
16.2%
Other Indo-European languages
428
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
299
69.9%
Speak English "well"
101
23.6%
Speak English "not well"
17
4.0%
Speak English "not at all"
11
2.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
173
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
120
69.4%
Speak English "well"
40
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
13
7.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
18,186
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,746
9.6%
5 to 17 years
208
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,430
7.9%
65 years and over
108
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
766
4.2%
5 to 17 years
70
0.4%
18 to 64 years
667
3.7%
65 years and over
29
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
154
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,830
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
396
2.5%
5 to 17 years
14
0.1%
18 to 64 years
375
2.4%
65 years and over
7
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
