Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cohoes 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
14,583
100.0%
Speak only English
13,110
89.9%
Speak a language other than English
1,473
10.1%
Spanish
244
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
186
76.2%
Speak English "well"
35
14.3%
Speak English "not well"
23
9.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,116
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
726
65.1%
Speak English "well"
174
15.6%
Speak English "not well"
211
18.9%
Speak English "not at all"
5
0.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
77
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
40.3%
Speak English "well"
36
46.8%
Speak English "not well"
10
13.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
36
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
14,583
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,473
10.1%
5 to 17 years
244
1.7%
18 to 64 years
863
5.9%
65 years and over
366
2.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
494
3.4%
5 to 17 years
57
0.4%
18 to 64 years
345
2.4%
65 years and over
92
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
164
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,319
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
350
2.4%
5 to 17 years
69
0.5%
18 to 64 years
198
1.4%
65 years and over
83
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
