Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fort Madison 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
10,211
100.0%
Speak only English
9,707
95.1%
Speak a language other than English
504
4.9%
Spanish
307
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
198
64.5%
Speak English "well"
74
24.1%
Speak English "not well"
35
11.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
116
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
70
60.3%
Speak English "well"
9
7.8%
Speak English "not well"
33
28.4%
Speak English "not at all"
4
3.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
74
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
77.0%
Speak English "well"
17
23.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
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
10,211
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
504
4.9%
5 to 17 years
39
0.4%
18 to 64 years
376
3.7%
65 years and over
89
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
172
1.7%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
119
1.2%
65 years and over
45
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
59
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,980
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
95
1.0%
5 to 17 years
4
0.0%
18 to 64 years
51
0.5%
65 years and over
40
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
