Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cordele 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
10,470
100.0%
Speak only English
10,044
95.9%
Speak a language other than English
426
4.1%
Spanish
216
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
90
41.7%
Speak English "well"
46
21.3%
Speak English "not well"
80
37.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
125
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
37.6%
Speak English "well"
50
40.0%
Speak English "not well"
28
22.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
85
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
55.3%
Speak English "well"
29
34.1%
Speak English "not well"
9
10.6%
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
10,470
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
426
4.1%
5 to 17 years
82
0.8%
18 to 64 years
298
2.8%
65 years and over
46
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
242
2.3%
5 to 17 years
50
0.5%
18 to 64 years
164
1.6%
65 years and over
28
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
33
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,014
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
76
0.8%
5 to 17 years
14
0.1%
18 to 64 years
62
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
