Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Clarinda 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
5,476
100.0%
Speak only English
5,281
96.4%
Speak a language other than English
195
3.6%
Spanish
121
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
94
77.7%
Speak English "well"
15
12.4%
Speak English "not well"
4
3.3%
Speak English "not at all"
8
6.6%
Other Indo-European languages
45
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
68.9%
Speak English "well"
6
13.3%
Speak English "not well"
8
17.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
19
65.5%
Speak English "not well"
10
34.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,476
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
195
3.6%
5 to 17 years
28
0.5%
18 to 64 years
154
2.8%
65 years and over
13
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
70
1.3%
5 to 17 years
23
0.4%
18 to 64 years
39
0.7%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
21
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,239
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
37
0.9%
5 to 17 years
12
0.3%
18 to 64 years
17
0.4%
65 years and over
8
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
