Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fort Collins 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
111,340
100.0%
Speak only English
100,362
90.1%
Speak a language other than English
10,978
9.9%
Spanish
5,934
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,992
67.3%
Speak English "well"
864
14.6%
Speak English "not well"
779
13.1%
Speak English "not at all"
299
5.0%
Other Indo-European languages
2,804
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,241
79.9%
Speak English "well"
395
14.1%
Speak English "not well"
136
4.9%
Speak English "not at all"
32
1.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,576
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
858
54.4%
Speak English "well"
523
33.2%
Speak English "not well"
195
12.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
664
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
479
72.1%
Speak English "well"
127
19.1%
Speak English "not well"
58
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
111,340
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
10,978
9.9%
5 to 17 years
1,662
1.5%
18 to 64 years
8,598
7.7%
65 years and over
718
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,408
3.1%
5 to 17 years
494
0.4%
18 to 64 years
2,623
2.4%
65 years and over
291
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
757
Population 5 years and over in households*
105,276
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,636
1.6%
5 to 17 years
257
0.2%
18 to 64 years
1,271
1.2%
65 years and over
108
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
