Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fargo 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
84,990
100.0%
Speak only English
79,619
93.7%
Speak a language other than English
5,371
6.3%
Spanish
1,348
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
958
71.1%
Speak English "well"
206
15.3%
Speak English "not well"
165
12.2%
Speak English "not at all"
19
1.4%
Other Indo-European languages
2,704
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,789
66.2%
Speak English "well"
395
14.6%
Speak English "not well"
409
15.1%
Speak English "not at all"
111
4.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
715
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
478
66.9%
Speak English "well"
172
24.1%
Speak English "not well"
65
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
604
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
315
52.2%
Speak English "well"
120
19.9%
Speak English "not well"
162
26.8%
Speak English "not at all"
7
1.2%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
84,990
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,371
6.3%
5 to 17 years
927
1.1%
18 to 64 years
3,857
4.5%
65 years and over
587
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,831
2.2%
5 to 17 years
307
0.4%
18 to 64 years
1,418
1.7%
65 years and over
106
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
505
Population 5 years and over in households*
80,976
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,150
1.4%
5 to 17 years
330
0.4%
18 to 64 years
773
1.0%
65 years and over
47
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
