Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cooperstown 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
1,944
100.0%
Speak only English
1,819
93.6%
Speak a language other than English
125
6.4%
Spanish
45
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
62.2%
Speak English "well"
9
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
8.9%
Speak English "not at all"
4
8.9%
Other Indo-European languages
64
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
50
78.1%
Speak English "well"
5
7.8%
Speak English "not well"
9
14.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
66.7%
Speak English "well"
3
33.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
57.1%
Speak English "well"
3
42.9%
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
1,944
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
125
6.4%
5 to 17 years
12
0.6%
18 to 64 years
85
4.4%
65 years and over
28
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
37
1.9%
5 to 17 years
6
0.3%
18 to 64 years
24
1.2%
65 years and over
7
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
14
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,760
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
14
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
7
0.4%
65 years and over
7
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
