Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fort Defiance 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
3,665
100.0%
Speak only English
1,649
45.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,016
55.0%
Spanish
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
14
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
1,992
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,537
77.2%
Speak English "well"
336
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
119
6.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,665
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,016
55.0%
5 to 17 years
411
11.2%
18 to 64 years
1,486
40.5%
65 years and over
119
3.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
469
12.8%
5 to 17 years
65
1.8%
18 to 64 years
362
9.9%
65 years and over
42
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
90
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,628
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
219
6.0%
5 to 17 years
72
2.0%
18 to 64 years
137
3.8%
65 years and over
10
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
