Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Claymont 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
8,479
100.0%
Speak only English
7,661
90.4%
Speak a language other than English
818
9.6%
Spanish
367
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
175
47.7%
Speak English "well"
58
15.8%
Speak English "not well"
94
25.6%
Speak English "not at all"
40
10.9%
Other Indo-European languages
286
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
217
75.9%
Speak English "well"
55
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
8
2.8%
Speak English "not at all"
6
2.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
43
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
16.3%
Speak English "well"
16
37.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
20
46.5%
All other languages
122
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
72
59.0%
Speak English "well"
32
26.2%
Speak English "not well"
9
7.4%
Speak English "not at all"
9
7.4%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,479
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
818
9.6%
5 to 17 years
126
1.5%
18 to 64 years
609
7.2%
65 years and over
83
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
347
4.1%
5 to 17 years
60
0.7%
18 to 64 years
274
3.2%
65 years and over
13
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
61
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,444
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
182
2.2%
5 to 17 years
23
0.3%
18 to 64 years
159
1.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
