Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fort Smith 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
74,225
100.0%
Speak only English
65,305
88.0%
Speak a language other than English
8,920
12.0%
Spanish
5,250
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,887
35.9%
Speak English "well"
1,068
20.3%
Speak English "not well"
1,418
27.0%
Speak English "not at all"
877
16.7%
Other Indo-European languages
670
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
496
74.0%
Speak English "well"
63
9.4%
Speak English "not well"
111
16.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,791
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,118
40.1%
Speak English "well"
679
24.3%
Speak English "not well"
801
28.7%
Speak English "not at all"
193
6.9%
All other languages
209
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
170
81.3%
Speak English "well"
18
8.6%
Speak English "not well"
21
10.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
74,225
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
8,920
12.0%
5 to 17 years
2,054
2.8%
18 to 64 years
6,379
8.6%
65 years and over
487
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
5,249
7.1%
5 to 17 years
964
1.3%
18 to 64 years
3,963
5.3%
65 years and over
322
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,075
Population 5 years and over in households*
72,252
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
3,184
4.4%
5 to 17 years
754
1.0%
18 to 64 years
2,312
3.2%
65 years and over
118
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
