Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cottonwood 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
8,405
100.0%
Speak only English
6,990
83.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,415
16.8%
Spanish
1,280
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
620
48.4%
Speak English "well"
274
21.4%
Speak English "not well"
280
21.9%
Speak English "not at all"
106
8.3%
Other Indo-European languages
86
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
71
82.6%
Speak English "well"
15
17.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
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
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
8,405
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,415
16.8%
5 to 17 years
284
3.4%
18 to 64 years
934
11.1%
65 years and over
197
2.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
675
8.0%
5 to 17 years
126
1.5%
18 to 64 years
493
5.9%
65 years and over
56
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
149
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,271
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
433
5.2%
5 to 17 years
121
1.5%
18 to 64 years
304
3.7%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
