Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Estherville 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
6,361
100.0%
Speak only English
5,891
92.6%
Speak a language other than English
470
7.4%
Spanish
445
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
233
52.4%
Speak English "well"
65
14.6%
Speak English "not well"
121
27.2%
Speak English "not at all"
26
5.8%
Other Indo-European languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
66.7%
Speak English "well"
7
33.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
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
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
6,361
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
470
7.4%
5 to 17 years
104
1.6%
18 to 64 years
359
5.6%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
219
3.4%
5 to 17 years
40
0.6%
18 to 64 years
179
2.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
38
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,996
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
78
1.3%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
71
1.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
