Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Clewiston 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
5,949
100.0%
Speak only English
3,697
62.1%
Speak a language other than English
2,252
37.9%
Spanish
2,162
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,039
48.1%
Speak English "well"
463
21.4%
Speak English "not well"
330
15.3%
Speak English "not at all"
330
15.3%
Other Indo-European languages
55
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
61.8%
Speak English "well"
21
38.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
30.0%
Speak English "well"
21
70.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
5
100.0%
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
5,949
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,252
37.9%
5 to 17 years
531
8.9%
18 to 64 years
1,527
25.7%
65 years and over
194
3.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,170
19.7%
5 to 17 years
185
3.1%
18 to 64 years
861
14.5%
65 years and over
124
2.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
198
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,856
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
537
9.2%
5 to 17 years
135
2.3%
18 to 64 years
349
6.0%
65 years and over
53
0.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
