Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cold Spring 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
4,614
100.0%
Speak only English
4,074
88.3%
Speak a language other than English
540
11.7%
Spanish
80
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
54
67.5%
Speak English "well"
7
8.8%
Speak English "not well"
19
23.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
440
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
351
79.8%
Speak English "well"
56
12.7%
Speak English "not well"
18
4.1%
Speak English "not at all"
15
3.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
53.8%
Speak English "well"
3
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
3
23.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3
42.9%
Speak English "well"
4
57.1%
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
4,614
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
540
11.7%
5 to 17 years
82
1.8%
18 to 64 years
346
7.5%
65 years and over
112
2.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
125
2.7%
5 to 17 years
30
0.7%
18 to 64 years
51
1.1%
65 years and over
44
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
14
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,614
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
21
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
21
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
