Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Clay Center 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
4,278
100.0%
Speak only English
4,101
95.9%
Speak a language other than English
177
4.1%
Spanish
58
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
58
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
95
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
77
81.1%
Speak English "well"
18
18.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
5
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
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
4,278
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
177
4.1%
5 to 17 years
23
0.5%
18 to 64 years
109
2.5%
65 years and over
45
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
23
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
5
0.1%
65 years and over
18
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
9
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,140
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
18
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
18
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
