Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cornelius 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
10,881
100.0%
Speak only English
10,150
93.3%
Speak a language other than English
731
6.7%
Spanish
290
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
138
47.6%
Speak English "well"
38
13.1%
Speak English "not well"
84
29.0%
Speak English "not at all"
30
10.3%
Other Indo-European languages
383
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
348
90.9%
Speak English "well"
15
3.9%
Speak English "not well"
10
2.6%
Speak English "not at all"
10
2.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
52
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
82.7%
Speak English "well"
5
9.6%
Speak English "not well"
4
7.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
6
100.0%
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
10,881
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
731
6.7%
5 to 17 years
93
0.9%
18 to 64 years
598
5.5%
65 years and over
40
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
202
1.9%
5 to 17 years
19
0.2%
18 to 64 years
173
1.6%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
55
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,881
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
121
1.1%
5 to 17 years
15
0.1%
18 to 64 years
96
0.9%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
