Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fuquay Varina 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
7,174
100.0%
Speak only English
6,465
90.1%
Speak a language other than English
709
9.9%
Spanish
542
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
182
33.6%
Speak English "well"
99
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
167
30.8%
Speak English "not at all"
94
17.3%
Other Indo-European languages
106
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
89
84.0%
Speak English "well"
11
10.4%
Speak English "not well"
4
3.8%
Speak English "not at all"
2
1.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
33
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
42.4%
Speak English "well"
6
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
13
39.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
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
7,174
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
709
9.9%
5 to 17 years
124
1.7%
18 to 64 years
568
7.9%
65 years and over
17
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
396
5.5%
5 to 17 years
56
0.8%
18 to 64 years
340
4.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
93
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,030
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
320
4.6%
5 to 17 years
67
1.0%
18 to 64 years
253
3.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
