Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Clinton 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
7,711
100.0%
Speak only English
7,423
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
288
3.7%
Spanish
169
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
126
74.6%
Speak English "well"
9
5.3%
Speak English "not well"
13
7.7%
Speak English "not at all"
21
12.4%
Other Indo-European languages
96
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
75
78.1%
Speak English "well"
11
11.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
10
10.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
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
7,711
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
288
3.7%
5 to 17 years
35
0.5%
18 to 64 years
235
3.0%
65 years and over
18
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
64
0.8%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
56
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
6
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,047
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
21
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
21
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
