Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Davenport 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
91,010
100.0%
Speak only English
85,063
93.5%
Speak a language other than English
5,947
6.5%
Spanish
2,997
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,722
57.5%
Speak English "well"
539
18.0%
Speak English "not well"
543
18.1%
Speak English "not at all"
193
6.4%
Other Indo-European languages
1,497
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
998
66.7%
Speak English "well"
262
17.5%
Speak English "not well"
181
12.1%
Speak English "not at all"
56
3.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,295
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
429
33.1%
Speak English "well"
450
34.7%
Speak English "not well"
267
20.6%
Speak English "not at all"
149
11.5%
All other languages
158
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
93
58.9%
Speak English "well"
51
32.3%
Speak English "not well"
14
8.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
91,010
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,947
6.5%
5 to 17 years
1,359
1.5%
18 to 64 years
3,953
4.3%
65 years and over
635
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,705
3.0%
5 to 17 years
575
0.6%
18 to 64 years
1,866
2.1%
65 years and over
264
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
576
Population 5 years and over in households*
88,123
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,678
1.9%
5 to 17 years
330
0.4%
18 to 64 years
1,175
1.3%
65 years and over
173
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
