Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fair Lawn 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
29,933
100.0%
Speak only English
20,256
67.7%
Speak a language other than English
9,677
32.3%
Spanish
1,369
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
909
66.4%
Speak English "well"
298
21.8%
Speak English "not well"
137
10.0%
Speak English "not at all"
25
1.8%
Other Indo-European languages
5,712
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,377
59.1%
Speak English "well"
1,605
28.1%
Speak English "not well"
606
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
124
2.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
973
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
696
71.5%
Speak English "well"
170
17.5%
Speak English "not well"
99
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
8
0.8%
All other languages
1,623
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,345
82.9%
Speak English "well"
177
10.9%
Speak English "not well"
85
5.2%
Speak English "not at all"
16
1.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
29,933
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
9,677
32.3%
5 to 17 years
1,882
6.3%
18 to 64 years
6,499
21.7%
65 years and over
1,296
4.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,350
11.2%
5 to 17 years
338
1.1%
18 to 64 years
2,328
7.8%
65 years and over
684
2.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
697
Population 5 years and over in households*
29,765
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,553
5.2%
5 to 17 years
243
0.8%
18 to 64 years
875
2.9%
65 years and over
435
1.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
