Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Clark 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
13,833
100.0%
Speak only English
11,618
84.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,215
16.0%
Spanish
419
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
295
70.4%
Speak English "well"
76
18.1%
Speak English "not well"
43
10.3%
Speak English "not at all"
5
1.2%
Other Indo-European languages
1,462
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
969
66.3%
Speak English "well"
426
29.1%
Speak English "not well"
67
4.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
254
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
178
70.1%
Speak English "well"
26
10.2%
Speak English "not well"
37
14.6%
Speak English "not at all"
13
5.1%
All other languages
80
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
13.8%
Speak English "well"
44
55.0%
Speak English "not well"
25
31.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
13,833
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,215
16.0%
5 to 17 years
219
1.6%
18 to 64 years
1,555
11.2%
65 years and over
441
3.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
762
5.5%
5 to 17 years
27
0.2%
18 to 64 years
497
3.6%
65 years and over
238
1.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
146
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,692
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
298
2.2%
5 to 17 years
28
0.2%
18 to 64 years
140
1.0%
65 years and over
130
0.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
