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
24,646
100.0%
Speak only English
23,041
93.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,605
6.5%
Spanish
685
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
439
64.1%
Speak English "well"
151
22.0%
Speak English "not well"
95
13.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
308
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
233
75.6%
Speak English "well"
53
17.2%
Speak English "not well"
22
7.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
427
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
242
56.7%
Speak English "well"
118
27.6%
Speak English "not well"
60
14.1%
Speak English "not at all"
7
1.6%
All other languages
185
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
117
63.2%
Speak English "well"
50
27.0%
Speak English "not well"
18
9.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
24,646
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,605
6.5%
5 to 17 years
331
1.3%
18 to 64 years
1,088
4.4%
65 years and over
186
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
574
2.3%
5 to 17 years
168
0.7%
18 to 64 years
332
1.3%
65 years and over
74
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
70
Population 5 years and over in households*
23,987
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
166
0.7%
5 to 17 years
21
0.1%
18 to 64 years
100
0.4%
65 years and over
45
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
