Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cortland 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
6,507
100.0%
Speak only English
6,240
95.9%
Speak a language other than English
267
4.1%
Spanish
67
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
63
94.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
6.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
142
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
128
90.1%
Speak English "well"
6
4.2%
Speak English "not well"
8
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
58
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
58
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,507
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
267
4.1%
5 to 17 years
35
0.5%
18 to 64 years
205
3.2%
65 years and over
27
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
18
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
4
0.1%
65 years and over
14
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,460
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
