Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fremont 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
15,932
100.0%
Speak only English
14,361
90.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,571
9.9%
Spanish
1,386
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
867
62.6%
Speak English "well"
360
26.0%
Speak English "not well"
144
10.4%
Speak English "not at all"
15
1.1%
Other Indo-European languages
139
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
85
61.2%
Speak English "well"
38
27.3%
Speak English "not well"
16
11.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
69.6%
Speak English "well"
7
30.4%
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
15,932
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,571
9.9%
5 to 17 years
358
2.2%
18 to 64 years
1,060
6.7%
65 years and over
153
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
580
3.6%
5 to 17 years
108
0.7%
18 to 64 years
364
2.3%
65 years and over
108
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
149
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,424
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
388
2.5%
5 to 17 years
103
0.7%
18 to 64 years
217
1.4%
65 years and over
68
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
