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
75,795
100.0%
Speak only English
71,003
93.7%
Speak a language other than English
4,792
6.3%
Spanish
1,287
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
792
61.5%
Speak English "well"
317
24.6%
Speak English "not well"
146
11.3%
Speak English "not at all"
32
2.5%
Other Indo-European languages
2,989
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,204
73.7%
Speak English "well"
541
18.1%
Speak English "not well"
235
7.9%
Speak English "not at all"
9
0.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
403
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
229
56.8%
Speak English "well"
98
24.3%
Speak English "not well"
74
18.4%
Speak English "not at all"
2
0.5%
All other languages
113
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
96
85.0%
Speak English "well"
17
15.0%
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
75,795
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,792
6.3%
5 to 17 years
806
1.1%
18 to 64 years
3,131
4.1%
65 years and over
855
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,471
1.9%
5 to 17 years
264
0.3%
18 to 64 years
909
1.2%
65 years and over
298
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
287
Population 5 years and over in households*
68,712
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
376
0.5%
5 to 17 years
16
0.0%
18 to 64 years
189
0.3%
65 years and over
171
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
