Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Keokuk 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
10,780
100.0%
Speak only English
10,503
97.4%
Speak a language other than English
277
2.6%
Spanish
170
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
115
67.6%
Speak English "well"
39
22.9%
Speak English "not well"
16
9.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
68
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
69.2%
Speak English "well"
4
10.3%
Speak English "not well"
8
20.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
10,780
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
277
2.6%
5 to 17 years
86
0.8%
18 to 64 years
171
1.6%
65 years and over
20
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
67
0.6%
5 to 17 years
25
0.2%
18 to 64 years
34
0.3%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
12
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,562
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
12
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
4
0.0%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
