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
12,108
100.0%
Speak only English
11,728
96.9%
Speak a language other than English
380
3.1%
Spanish
116
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
80
69.0%
Speak English "well"
22
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
14
12.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
193
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
141
73.1%
Speak English "well"
29
15.0%
Speak English "not well"
23
11.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
63
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
60.3%
Speak English "well"
10
15.9%
Speak English "not well"
15
23.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
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
12,108
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
380
3.1%
5 to 17 years
99
0.8%
18 to 64 years
263
2.2%
65 years and over
18
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
113
0.9%
5 to 17 years
29
0.2%
18 to 64 years
84
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
6
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,668
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
11
0.1%
5 to 17 years
5
0.0%
18 to 64 years
6
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
