Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Clarksville 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
3,648
100.0%
Speak only English
3,355
92.0%
Speak a language other than English
293
8.0%
Spanish
249
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
103
41.4%
Speak English "well"
36
14.5%
Speak English "not well"
55
22.1%
Speak English "not at all"
55
22.1%
Other Indo-European languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
2
13.3%
Speak English "not well"
13
86.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,648
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
293
8.0%
5 to 17 years
87
2.4%
18 to 64 years
203
5.6%
65 years and over
3
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
161
4.4%
5 to 17 years
44
1.2%
18 to 64 years
117
3.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
24
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,501
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
80
2.3%
5 to 17 years
21
0.6%
18 to 64 years
59
1.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
