Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cordova 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
2,318
100.0%
Speak only English
1,931
83.3%
Speak a language other than English
387
16.7%
Spanish
109
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
80.7%
Speak English "well"
13
11.9%
Speak English "not well"
8
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
24
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
45.8%
Speak English "well"
8
33.3%
Speak English "not well"
5
20.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
225
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
73
32.4%
Speak English "well"
103
45.8%
Speak English "not well"
46
20.4%
Speak English "not at all"
3
1.3%
All other languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
72.4%
Speak English "well"
8
27.6%
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
2,318
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
387
16.7%
5 to 17 years
68
2.9%
18 to 64 years
286
12.3%
65 years and over
33
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
194
8.4%
5 to 17 years
34
1.5%
18 to 64 years
147
6.3%
65 years and over
13
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
49
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,247
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
132
5.9%
5 to 17 years
33
1.5%
18 to 64 years
89
4.0%
65 years and over
10
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
