Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Claxton 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
2,200
100.0%
Speak only English
2,027
92.1%
Speak a language other than English
173
7.9%
Spanish
135
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
50.4%
Speak English "well"
19
14.1%
Speak English "not well"
39
28.9%
Speak English "not at all"
9
6.7%
Other Indo-European languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
46.2%
Speak English "well"
7
53.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
2,200
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
173
7.9%
5 to 17 years
48
2.2%
18 to 64 years
125
5.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
74
3.4%
5 to 17 years
17
0.8%
18 to 64 years
57
2.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
15
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,035
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
36
1.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
36
1.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
