Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Clarksdale 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
18,819
100.0%
Speak only English
18,275
97.1%
Speak a language other than English
544
2.9%
Spanish
245
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
167
68.2%
Speak English "well"
49
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
29
11.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
178
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
117
65.7%
Speak English "well"
18
10.1%
Speak English "not well"
43
24.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
106
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
83
78.3%
Speak English "well"
7
6.6%
Speak English "not well"
16
15.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
73.3%
Speak English "well"
4
26.7%
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
18,819
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
544
2.9%
5 to 17 years
192
1.0%
18 to 64 years
303
1.6%
65 years and over
49
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
166
0.9%
5 to 17 years
54
0.3%
18 to 64 years
87
0.5%
65 years and over
25
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
34
Population 5 years and over in households*
18,239
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
74
0.4%
5 to 17 years
17
0.1%
18 to 64 years
48
0.3%
65 years and over
9
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
