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
27,913
100.0%
Speak only English
26,531
95.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,382
5.0%
Spanish
503
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
287
57.1%
Speak English "well"
49
9.7%
Speak English "not well"
160
31.8%
Speak English "not at all"
7
1.4%
Other Indo-European languages
654
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
555
84.9%
Speak English "well"
28
4.3%
Speak English "not well"
55
8.4%
Speak English "not at all"
16
2.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
169
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
127
75.1%
Speak English "well"
35
20.7%
Speak English "not well"
7
4.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
92.9%
Speak English "well"
4
7.1%
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
27,913
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,382
5.0%
5 to 17 years
409
1.5%
18 to 64 years
883
3.2%
65 years and over
90
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
361
1.3%
5 to 17 years
129
0.5%
18 to 64 years
211
0.8%
65 years and over
21
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
37
Population 5 years and over in households*
27,854
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
73
0.3%
5 to 17 years
19
0.1%
18 to 64 years
47
0.2%
65 years and over
7
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
