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
8,255
100.0%
Speak only English
7,061
85.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,194
14.5%
Spanish
1,009
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
446
44.2%
Speak English "well"
260
25.8%
Speak English "not well"
216
21.4%
Speak English "not at all"
87
8.6%
Other Indo-European languages
84
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
73
86.9%
Speak English "well"
11
13.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
32.5%
Speak English "well"
19
47.5%
Speak English "not well"
8
20.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
61
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
50
82.0%
Speak English "well"
11
18.0%
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
8,255
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,194
14.5%
5 to 17 years
304
3.7%
18 to 64 years
757
9.2%
65 years and over
133
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
612
7.4%
5 to 17 years
109
1.3%
18 to 64 years
415
5.0%
65 years and over
88
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
127
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,908
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
342
4.3%
5 to 17 years
97
1.2%
18 to 64 years
202
2.6%
65 years and over
43
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
