Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Sioux Center 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
5,705
100.0%
Speak only English
5,233
91.7%
Speak a language other than English
472
8.3%
Spanish
267
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
123
46.1%
Speak English "well"
30
11.2%
Speak English "not well"
114
42.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
165
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
145
87.9%
Speak English "well"
20
12.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
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
5,705
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
472
8.3%
5 to 17 years
56
1.0%
18 to 64 years
335
5.9%
65 years and over
81
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
164
2.9%
5 to 17 years
17
0.3%
18 to 64 years
127
2.2%
65 years and over
20
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
47
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,514
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
158
3.5%
5 to 17 years
35
0.8%
18 to 64 years
108
2.4%
65 years and over
15
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
