Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Grinnell 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
8,657
100.0%
Speak only English
8,207
94.8%
Speak a language other than English
450
5.2%
Spanish
152
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
108
71.1%
Speak English "well"
25
16.4%
Speak English "not well"
19
12.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
216
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
150
69.4%
Speak English "well"
49
22.7%
Speak English "not well"
17
7.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
43
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
55.8%
Speak English "well"
19
44.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
8,657
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
450
5.2%
5 to 17 years
80
0.9%
18 to 64 years
354
4.1%
65 years and over
16
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
129
1.5%
5 to 17 years
23
0.3%
18 to 64 years
90
1.0%
65 years and over
16
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
32
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,336
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
46
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
36
0.5%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
