Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ankeny 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
24,717
100.0%
Speak only English
23,376
94.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,341
5.4%
Spanish
413
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
288
69.7%
Speak English "well"
36
8.7%
Speak English "not well"
52
12.6%
Speak English "not at all"
37
9.0%
Other Indo-European languages
722
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
365
50.6%
Speak English "well"
115
15.9%
Speak English "not well"
184
25.5%
Speak English "not at all"
58
8.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
158
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
36.1%
Speak English "well"
54
34.2%
Speak English "not well"
47
29.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
48
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
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
24,717
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,341
5.4%
5 to 17 years
302
1.2%
18 to 64 years
973
3.9%
65 years and over
66
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
583
2.4%
5 to 17 years
114
0.5%
18 to 64 years
436
1.8%
65 years and over
33
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
115
Population 5 years and over in households*
24,183
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
357
1.5%
5 to 17 years
83
0.3%
18 to 64 years
274
1.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
