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
25,991
100.0%
Speak only English
25,005
96.2%
Speak a language other than English
986
3.8%
Spanish
619
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
361
58.3%
Speak English "well"
64
10.3%
Speak English "not well"
176
28.4%
Speak English "not at all"
18
2.9%
Other Indo-European languages
297
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
218
73.4%
Speak English "well"
44
14.8%
Speak English "not well"
28
9.4%
Speak English "not at all"
7
2.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
59
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
36
61.0%
Speak English "well"
23
39.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
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
25,991
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
986
3.8%
5 to 17 years
219
0.8%
18 to 64 years
673
2.6%
65 years and over
94
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
360
1.4%
5 to 17 years
89
0.3%
18 to 64 years
229
0.9%
65 years and over
42
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
84
Population 5 years and over in households*
25,222
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
173
0.7%
5 to 17 years
33
0.1%
18 to 64 years
105
0.4%
65 years and over
35
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
