Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bettendorf 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
29,385
100.0%
Speak only English
27,817
94.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,568
5.3%
Spanish
608
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
422
69.4%
Speak English "well"
85
14.0%
Speak English "not well"
94
15.5%
Speak English "not at all"
7
1.2%
Other Indo-European languages
499
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
378
75.8%
Speak English "well"
75
15.0%
Speak English "not well"
46
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
308
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
197
64.0%
Speak English "well"
93
30.2%
Speak English "not well"
18
5.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
153
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
139
90.8%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
14
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
29,385
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,568
5.3%
5 to 17 years
270
0.9%
18 to 64 years
1,107
3.8%
65 years and over
191
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
432
1.5%
5 to 17 years
69
0.2%
18 to 64 years
274
0.9%
65 years and over
89
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
81
Population 5 years and over in households*
29,089
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
131
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
67
0.2%
65 years and over
64
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
