Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Oelwein 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
6,283
100.0%
Speak only English
6,019
95.8%
Speak a language other than English
264
4.2%
Spanish
159
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
112
70.4%
Speak English "well"
40
25.2%
Speak English "not well"
7
4.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
83
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
83
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
22.7%
Speak English "well"
11
50.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
27.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,283
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
264
4.2%
5 to 17 years
55
0.9%
18 to 64 years
99
1.6%
65 years and over
110
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
64
1.0%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
39
0.6%
65 years and over
18
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
6
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,077
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
6
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
