Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cortez 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
7,305
100.0%
Speak only English
6,107
83.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,198
16.4%
Spanish
561
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
412
73.4%
Speak English "well"
95
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
34
6.1%
Speak English "not at all"
20
3.6%
Other Indo-European languages
107
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
100
93.5%
Speak English "well"
7
6.5%
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"
9
60.0%
Speak English "well"
6
40.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
515
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
383
74.4%
Speak English "well"
124
24.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
8
1.6%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,305
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,198
16.4%
5 to 17 years
189
2.6%
18 to 64 years
882
12.1%
65 years and over
127
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
294
4.0%
5 to 17 years
33
0.5%
18 to 64 years
226
3.1%
65 years and over
35
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
47
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,049
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
62
0.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
42
0.6%
65 years and over
20
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
