Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fort Washington 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
22,914
100.0%
Speak only English
19,326
84.3%
Speak a language other than English
3,588
15.7%
Spanish
840
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
592
70.5%
Speak English "well"
108
12.9%
Speak English "not well"
140
16.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
622
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
364
58.5%
Speak English "well"
176
28.3%
Speak English "not well"
73
11.7%
Speak English "not at all"
9
1.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,809
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,308
72.3%
Speak English "well"
365
20.2%
Speak English "not well"
88
4.9%
Speak English "not at all"
48
2.7%
All other languages
317
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
284
89.6%
Speak English "well"
22
6.9%
Speak English "not well"
6
1.9%
Speak English "not at all"
5
1.6%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
22,914
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,588
15.7%
5 to 17 years
634
2.8%
18 to 64 years
2,495
10.9%
65 years and over
459
2.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,040
4.5%
5 to 17 years
161
0.7%
18 to 64 years
706
3.1%
65 years and over
173
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
140
Population 5 years and over in households*
22,763
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
363
1.6%
5 to 17 years
69
0.3%
18 to 64 years
215
0.9%
65 years and over
79
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
