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
8,947
100.0%
Speak only English
8,662
96.8%
Speak a language other than English
285
3.2%
Spanish
167
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
130
77.8%
Speak English "well"
32
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
5
3.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
26
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
76.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
23.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
82
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
39.0%
Speak English "well"
39
47.6%
Speak English "not well"
11
13.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
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
8,947
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
285
3.2%
5 to 17 years
75
0.8%
18 to 64 years
195
2.2%
65 years and over
15
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
93
1.0%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
87
1.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
23
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,826
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
53
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
53
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
