Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ottumwa 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
23,398
100.0%
Speak only English
22,366
95.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,032
4.4%
Spanish
732
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
367
50.1%
Speak English "well"
156
21.3%
Speak English "not well"
141
19.3%
Speak English "not at all"
68
9.3%
Other Indo-European languages
116
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
104
89.7%
Speak English "well"
7
6.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
4.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
157
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
82
52.2%
Speak English "well"
54
34.4%
Speak English "not well"
15
9.6%
Speak English "not at all"
6
3.8%
All other languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
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
23,398
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,032
4.4%
5 to 17 years
222
0.9%
18 to 64 years
739
3.2%
65 years and over
71
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
452
1.9%
5 to 17 years
69
0.3%
18 to 64 years
366
1.6%
65 years and over
17
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
75
Population 5 years and over in households*
22,426
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
185
0.8%
5 to 17 years
16
0.1%
18 to 64 years
169
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
