Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Mason City 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
27,267
100.0%
Speak only English
26,226
96.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,041
3.8%
Spanish
574
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
359
62.5%
Speak English "well"
125
21.8%
Speak English "not well"
90
15.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
236
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
117
49.6%
Speak English "well"
47
19.9%
Speak English "not well"
56
23.7%
Speak English "not at all"
16
6.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
174
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
83
47.7%
Speak English "well"
50
28.7%
Speak English "not well"
31
17.8%
Speak English "not at all"
10
5.7%
All other languages
57
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
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
27,267
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,041
3.8%
5 to 17 years
157
0.6%
18 to 64 years
733
2.7%
65 years and over
151
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
425
1.6%
5 to 17 years
64
0.2%
18 to 64 years
306
1.1%
65 years and over
55
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
95
Population 5 years and over in households*
26,141
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
175
0.7%
5 to 17 years
18
0.1%
18 to 64 years
134
0.5%
65 years and over
23
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
