Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Inver Grove Heights 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
27,611
100.0%
Speak only English
25,517
92.4%
Speak a language other than English
2,094
7.6%
Spanish
852
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
575
67.5%
Speak English "well"
166
19.5%
Speak English "not well"
77
9.0%
Speak English "not at all"
34
4.0%
Other Indo-European languages
681
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
498
73.1%
Speak English "well"
98
14.4%
Speak English "not well"
74
10.9%
Speak English "not at all"
11
1.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
331
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
241
72.8%
Speak English "well"
46
13.9%
Speak English "not well"
35
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
9
2.7%
All other languages
230
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
154
67.0%
Speak English "well"
58
25.2%
Speak English "not well"
18
7.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
27,611
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,094
7.6%
5 to 17 years
517
1.9%
18 to 64 years
1,464
5.3%
65 years and over
113
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
626
2.3%
5 to 17 years
157
0.6%
18 to 64 years
455
1.6%
65 years and over
14
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
75
Population 5 years and over in households*
27,362
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
221
0.8%
5 to 17 years
53
0.2%
18 to 64 years
158
0.6%
65 years and over
10
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
