Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Faribault 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
19,402
100.0%
Speak only English
17,042
87.8%
Speak a language other than English
2,360
12.2%
Spanish
1,428
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
598
41.9%
Speak English "well"
269
18.8%
Speak English "not well"
380
26.6%
Speak English "not at all"
181
12.7%
Other Indo-European languages
336
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
278
82.7%
Speak English "well"
34
10.1%
Speak English "not well"
16
4.8%
Speak English "not at all"
8
2.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
362
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
136
37.6%
Speak English "well"
142
39.2%
Speak English "not well"
73
20.2%
Speak English "not at all"
11
3.0%
All other languages
234
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
61
26.1%
Speak English "well"
104
44.4%
Speak English "not well"
61
26.1%
Speak English "not at all"
8
3.4%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
19,402
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,360
12.2%
5 to 17 years
504
2.6%
18 to 64 years
1,708
8.8%
65 years and over
148
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,287
6.6%
5 to 17 years
243
1.3%
18 to 64 years
1,017
5.2%
65 years and over
27
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
277
Population 5 years and over in households*
17,531
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
776
4.4%
5 to 17 years
135
0.8%
18 to 64 years
620
3.5%
65 years and over
21
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
