Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Le Mars 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
8,512
100.0%
Speak only English
8,169
96.0%
Speak a language other than English
343
4.0%
Spanish
218
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
72
33.0%
Speak English "well"
59
27.1%
Speak English "not well"
67
30.7%
Speak English "not at all"
20
9.2%
Other Indo-European languages
125
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
114
91.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
11
8.8%
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
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,512
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
343
4.0%
5 to 17 years
115
1.4%
18 to 64 years
185
2.2%
65 years and over
43
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
157
1.8%
5 to 17 years
49
0.6%
18 to 64 years
108
1.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
35
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,240
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
94
1.1%
5 to 17 years
27
0.3%
18 to 64 years
67
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
