Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cockeysville 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
18,549
100.0%
Speak only English
15,485
83.5%
Speak a language other than English
3,064
16.5%
Spanish
549
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
277
50.5%
Speak English "well"
116
21.1%
Speak English "not well"
143
26.0%
Speak English "not at all"
13
2.4%
Other Indo-European languages
1,096
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
804
73.4%
Speak English "well"
180
16.4%
Speak English "not well"
98
8.9%
Speak English "not at all"
14
1.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,182
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
586
49.6%
Speak English "well"
332
28.1%
Speak English "not well"
234
19.8%
Speak English "not at all"
30
2.5%
All other languages
237
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
180
75.9%
Speak English "well"
57
24.1%
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
18,549
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,064
16.5%
5 to 17 years
466
2.5%
18 to 64 years
2,415
13.0%
65 years and over
183
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,217
6.6%
5 to 17 years
149
0.8%
18 to 64 years
955
5.1%
65 years and over
113
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
286
Population 5 years and over in households*
18,428
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
718
3.9%
5 to 17 years
163
0.9%
18 to 64 years
509
2.8%
65 years and over
46
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
