Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Marshalltown 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
24,331
100.0%
Speak only English
20,924
86.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,407
14.0%
Spanish
2,777
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,110
40.0%
Speak English "well"
692
24.9%
Speak English "not well"
564
20.3%
Speak English "not at all"
411
14.8%
Other Indo-European languages
284
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
210
73.9%
Speak English "well"
66
23.2%
Speak English "not well"
8
2.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
254
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
123
48.4%
Speak English "well"
93
36.6%
Speak English "not well"
38
15.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
92
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
40.2%
Speak English "well"
28
30.4%
Speak English "not well"
27
29.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
24,331
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,407
14.0%
5 to 17 years
950
3.9%
18 to 64 years
2,308
9.5%
65 years and over
149
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,927
7.9%
5 to 17 years
434
1.8%
18 to 64 years
1,444
5.9%
65 years and over
49
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
402
Population 5 years and over in households*
23,105
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,206
5.2%
5 to 17 years
366
1.6%
18 to 64 years
813
3.5%
65 years and over
27
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
