Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Coralville 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
14,029
100.0%
Speak only English
12,408
88.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,621
11.6%
Spanish
477
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
310
65.0%
Speak English "well"
86
18.0%
Speak English "not well"
76
15.9%
Speak English "not at all"
5
1.0%
Other Indo-European languages
537
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
309
57.5%
Speak English "well"
153
28.5%
Speak English "not well"
39
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
36
6.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
526
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
269
51.1%
Speak English "well"
135
25.7%
Speak English "not well"
122
23.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
81
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
48.1%
Speak English "well"
42
51.9%
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
14,029
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,621
11.6%
5 to 17 years
270
1.9%
18 to 64 years
1,333
9.5%
65 years and over
18
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
694
4.9%
5 to 17 years
118
0.8%
18 to 64 years
558
4.0%
65 years and over
18
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
214
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,159
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
454
3.5%
5 to 17 years
128
1.0%
18 to 64 years
326
2.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
