Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Maquoketa 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
5,714
100.0%
Speak only English
5,585
97.7%
Speak a language other than English
129
2.3%
Spanish
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
101
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
87.1%
Speak English "well"
13
12.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island 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%
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
5,714
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
129
2.3%
5 to 17 years
36
0.6%
18 to 64 years
87
1.5%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
13
0.2%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
6
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,521
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
