Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Clayton 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
10,100
100.0%
Speak only English
9,109
90.2%
Speak a language other than English
991
9.8%
Spanish
412
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
309
75.0%
Speak English "well"
88
21.4%
Speak English "not well"
15
3.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
326
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
227
69.6%
Speak English "well"
80
24.5%
Speak English "not well"
19
5.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
205
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
153
74.6%
Speak English "well"
47
22.9%
Speak English "not well"
5
2.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
48
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
39.6%
Speak English "well"
24
50.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
10.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
10,100
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
991
9.8%
5 to 17 years
129
1.3%
18 to 64 years
753
7.5%
65 years and over
109
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
283
2.8%
5 to 17 years
39
0.4%
18 to 64 years
180
1.8%
65 years and over
64
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
39
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,072
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
39
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
31
0.3%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
