Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Indianola 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
11,179
100.0%
Speak only English
10,901
97.5%
Speak a language other than English
278
2.5%
Spanish
163
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
89
54.6%
Speak English "well"
8
4.9%
Speak English "not well"
66
40.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
79
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
64
81.0%
Speak English "well"
15
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
64.0%
Speak English "well"
9
36.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
11,179
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
278
2.5%
5 to 17 years
65
0.6%
18 to 64 years
192
1.7%
65 years and over
21
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
98
0.9%
5 to 17 years
35
0.3%
18 to 64 years
54
0.5%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,012
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
