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
5,939
100.0%
Speak only English
5,572
93.8%
Speak a language other than English
367
6.2%
Spanish
174
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
84
48.3%
Speak English "well"
26
14.9%
Speak English "not well"
31
17.8%
Speak English "not at all"
33
19.0%
Other Indo-European languages
95
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
65
68.4%
Speak English "well"
19
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
11
11.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
86
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
66
76.7%
Speak English "well"
20
23.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
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
5,939
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
367
6.2%
5 to 17 years
44
0.7%
18 to 64 years
293
4.9%
65 years and over
30
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
140
2.4%
5 to 17 years
11
0.2%
18 to 64 years
120
2.0%
65 years and over
9
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
38
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,871
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
63
1.1%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
46
0.8%
65 years and over
9
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
