Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Council Bluffs 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
54,185
100.0%
Speak only English
51,208
94.5%
Speak a language other than English
2,977
5.5%
Spanish
1,880
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,073
57.1%
Speak English "well"
235
12.5%
Speak English "not well"
382
20.3%
Speak English "not at all"
190
10.1%
Other Indo-European languages
737
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
582
79.0%
Speak English "well"
132
17.9%
Speak English "not well"
23
3.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
245
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
125
51.0%
Speak English "well"
53
21.6%
Speak English "not well"
32
13.1%
Speak English "not at all"
35
14.3%
All other languages
115
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
44
38.3%
Speak English "well"
20
17.4%
Speak English "not well"
51
44.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
54,185
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,977
5.5%
5 to 17 years
608
1.1%
18 to 64 years
2,028
3.7%
65 years and over
341
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,153
2.1%
5 to 17 years
168
0.3%
18 to 64 years
878
1.6%
65 years and over
107
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
246
Population 5 years and over in households*
52,886
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
627
1.2%
5 to 17 years
92
0.2%
18 to 64 years
497
0.9%
65 years and over
38
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
