Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Iowa Falls 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
4,879
100.0%
Speak only English
4,667
95.7%
Speak a language other than English
212
4.3%
Spanish
132
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
99
75.0%
Speak English "well"
13
9.8%
Speak English "not well"
20
15.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
74
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
69
93.2%
Speak English "well"
5
6.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
6
100.0%
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
4,879
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
212
4.3%
5 to 17 years
45
0.9%
18 to 64 years
133
2.7%
65 years and over
34
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
44
0.9%
5 to 17 years
5
0.1%
18 to 64 years
28
0.6%
65 years and over
11
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,533
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
8
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
8
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
