Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cocoa 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
15,354
100.0%
Speak only English
14,004
91.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,350
8.8%
Spanish
776
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
360
46.4%
Speak English "well"
192
24.7%
Speak English "not well"
191
24.6%
Speak English "not at all"
33
4.3%
Other Indo-European languages
354
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
249
70.3%
Speak English "well"
48
13.6%
Speak English "not well"
57
16.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
142
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
84
59.2%
Speak English "well"
53
37.3%
Speak English "not well"
5
3.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
78
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
38.5%
Speak English "well"
24
30.8%
Speak English "not well"
8
10.3%
Speak English "not at all"
16
20.5%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
15,354
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,350
8.8%
5 to 17 years
207
1.3%
18 to 64 years
1,022
6.7%
65 years and over
121
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
627
4.1%
5 to 17 years
92
0.6%
18 to 64 years
498
3.2%
65 years and over
37
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
179
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,260
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
337
2.2%
5 to 17 years
52
0.3%
18 to 64 years
276
1.8%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
