Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Falls Church 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
9,751
100.0%
Speak only English
7,929
81.3%
Speak a language other than English
1,822
18.7%
Spanish
716
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
330
46.1%
Speak English "well"
175
24.4%
Speak English "not well"
157
21.9%
Speak English "not at all"
54
7.5%
Other Indo-European languages
668
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
552
82.6%
Speak English "well"
94
14.1%
Speak English "not well"
22
3.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
378
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
174
46.0%
Speak English "well"
171
45.2%
Speak English "not well"
22
5.8%
Speak English "not at all"
11
2.9%
All other languages
60
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
86.7%
Speak English "well"
8
13.3%
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
9,751
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,822
18.7%
5 to 17 years
309
3.2%
18 to 64 years
1,337
13.7%
65 years and over
176
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
714
7.3%
5 to 17 years
76
0.8%
18 to 64 years
546
5.6%
65 years and over
92
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
142
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,682
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
333
3.4%
5 to 17 years
55
0.6%
18 to 64 years
223
2.3%
65 years and over
55
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
