Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Pella 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
9,191
100.0%
Speak only English
8,458
92.0%
Speak a language other than English
733
8.0%
Spanish
182
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
106
58.2%
Speak English "well"
23
12.6%
Speak English "not well"
53
29.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
355
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
306
86.2%
Speak English "well"
34
9.6%
Speak English "not well"
15
4.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
188
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
22.9%
Speak English "well"
76
40.4%
Speak English "not well"
54
28.7%
Speak English "not at all"
15
8.0%
All other languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
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
9,191
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
733
8.0%
5 to 17 years
114
1.2%
18 to 64 years
360
3.9%
65 years and over
259
2.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
270
2.9%
5 to 17 years
72
0.8%
18 to 64 years
134
1.5%
65 years and over
64
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
49
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,738
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
159
2.1%
5 to 17 years
55
0.7%
18 to 64 years
63
0.8%
65 years and over
41
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
