Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cottage Grove 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
7,973
100.0%
Speak only English
7,331
91.9%
Speak a language other than English
642
8.1%
Spanish
463
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
248
53.6%
Speak English "well"
120
25.9%
Speak English "not well"
64
13.8%
Speak English "not at all"
31
6.7%
Other Indo-European languages
99
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
54
54.5%
Speak English "well"
5
5.1%
Speak English "not well"
40
40.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
80
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
36.3%
Speak English "well"
22
27.5%
Speak English "not well"
29
36.3%
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
7,973
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
642
8.1%
5 to 17 years
133
1.7%
18 to 64 years
431
5.4%
65 years and over
78
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
311
3.9%
5 to 17 years
49
0.6%
18 to 64 years
233
2.9%
65 years and over
29
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
44
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,818
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
101
1.3%
5 to 17 years
24
0.3%
18 to 64 years
48
0.6%
65 years and over
29
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
