Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fountain Hills 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
19,272
100.0%
Speak only English
17,618
91.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,654
8.6%
Spanish
467
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
354
75.8%
Speak English "well"
53
11.3%
Speak English "not well"
58
12.4%
Speak English "not at all"
2
0.4%
Other Indo-European languages
971
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
721
74.3%
Speak English "well"
176
18.1%
Speak English "not well"
74
7.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
113
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
84
74.3%
Speak English "well"
23
20.4%
Speak English "not well"
6
5.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
103
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
80
77.7%
Speak English "well"
23
22.3%
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
19,272
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,654
8.6%
5 to 17 years
212
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,167
6.1%
65 years and over
275
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
415
2.2%
5 to 17 years
1
0.0%
18 to 64 years
302
1.6%
65 years and over
112
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
93
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,265
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
157
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
100
0.5%
65 years and over
57
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
