Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Clear Lake 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
7,778
100.0%
Speak only English
7,538
96.9%
Speak a language other than English
240
3.1%
Spanish
129
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
72
55.8%
Speak English "well"
20
15.5%
Speak English "not well"
37
28.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
79
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
63
79.7%
Speak English "well"
11
13.9%
Speak English "not well"
5
6.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
58.1%
Speak English "well"
13
41.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
1
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1
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
7,778
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
240
3.1%
5 to 17 years
36
0.5%
18 to 64 years
155
2.0%
65 years and over
49
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
86
1.1%
5 to 17 years
13
0.2%
18 to 64 years
59
0.8%
65 years and over
14
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
27
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,528
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
33
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
28
0.4%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
