Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fort Myers 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
44,313
100.0%
Speak only English
34,962
78.9%
Speak a language other than English
9,351
21.1%
Spanish
5,700
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,825
49.6%
Speak English "well"
1,007
17.7%
Speak English "not well"
1,050
18.4%
Speak English "not at all"
818
14.4%
Other Indo-European languages
3,176
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,444
45.5%
Speak English "well"
750
23.6%
Speak English "not well"
906
28.5%
Speak English "not at all"
76
2.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
236
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
91
38.6%
Speak English "well"
77
32.6%
Speak English "not well"
68
28.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
239
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
174
72.8%
Speak English "well"
26
10.9%
Speak English "not well"
22
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
17
7.1%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
44,313
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
9,351
21.1%
5 to 17 years
2,163
4.9%
18 to 64 years
6,745
15.2%
65 years and over
443
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
4,817
10.9%
5 to 17 years
778
1.8%
18 to 64 years
3,847
8.7%
65 years and over
192
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,086
Population 5 years and over in households*
42,011
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
3,203
7.6%
5 to 17 years
811
1.9%
18 to 64 years
2,290
5.5%
65 years and over
102
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
