Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Adel 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
4,899
100.0%
Speak only English
4,623
94.4%
Speak a language other than English
276
5.6%
Spanish
201
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
89
44.3%
Speak English "well"
42
20.9%
Speak English "not well"
28
13.9%
Speak English "not at all"
42
20.9%
Other Indo-European languages
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
24.3%
Speak English "well"
18
48.6%
Speak English "not well"
10
27.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
50.0%
Speak English "well"
4
28.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
3
21.4%
All other languages
24
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
24
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,899
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
276
5.6%
5 to 17 years
86
1.8%
18 to 64 years
158
3.2%
65 years and over
32
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
171
3.5%
5 to 17 years
49
1.0%
18 to 64 years
98
2.0%
65 years and over
24
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
20
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,676
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
88
1.9%
5 to 17 years
64
1.4%
18 to 64 years
24
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
