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
8,636
100.0%
Speak only English
8,426
97.6%
Speak a language other than English
210
2.4%
Spanish
88
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
54.5%
Speak English "well"
19
21.6%
Speak English "not well"
21
23.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
103
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
81
78.6%
Speak English "well"
8
7.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
14
13.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
54.5%
Speak English "well"
5
45.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
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
8,636
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
210
2.4%
5 to 17 years
62
0.7%
18 to 64 years
129
1.5%
65 years and over
19
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
67
0.8%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
48
0.6%
65 years and over
11
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
15
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,321
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
15
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
15
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
