Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hiawatha 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
3,278
100.0%
Speak only English
3,194
97.4%
Speak a language other than English
84
2.6%
Spanish
48
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
62.5%
Speak English "well"
11
22.9%
Speak English "not well"
7
14.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
30.8%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
69.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
3,278
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
84
2.6%
5 to 17 years
4
0.1%
18 to 64 years
71
2.2%
65 years and over
9
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
27
0.8%
5 to 17 years
4
0.1%
18 to 64 years
23
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
7
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,191
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
18
0.6%
5 to 17 years
4
0.1%
18 to 64 years
14
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
