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
7,525
100.0%
Speak only English
6,462
85.9%
Speak a language other than English
1,063
14.1%
Spanish
686
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
331
48.3%
Speak English "well"
220
32.1%
Speak English "not well"
82
12.0%
Speak English "not at all"
53
7.7%
Other Indo-European languages
310
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
243
78.4%
Speak English "well"
37
11.9%
Speak English "not well"
30
9.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
49
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
26.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
30
61.2%
Speak English "not at all"
6
12.2%
All other languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
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
7,525
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,063
14.1%
5 to 17 years
166
2.2%
18 to 64 years
731
9.7%
65 years and over
166
2.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
458
6.1%
5 to 17 years
77
1.0%
18 to 64 years
330
4.4%
65 years and over
51
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
129
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,482
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
309
4.1%
5 to 17 years
50
0.7%
18 to 64 years
227
3.0%
65 years and over
32
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
