Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. West 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
13,609
100.0%
Speak only English
13,141
96.6%
Speak a language other than English
468
3.4%
Spanish
134
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
65.7%
Speak English "well"
26
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
20
14.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
299
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
168
56.2%
Speak English "well"
79
26.4%
Speak English "not well"
45
15.1%
Speak English "not at all"
7
2.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
28.6%
Speak English "well"
20
71.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
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
13,609
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
468
3.4%
5 to 17 years
97
0.7%
18 to 64 years
322
2.4%
65 years and over
49
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
197
1.4%
5 to 17 years
42
0.3%
18 to 64 years
125
0.9%
65 years and over
30
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
51
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,609
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
82
0.6%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
58
0.4%
65 years and over
16
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
