Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cohasset 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
6,731
100.0%
Speak only English
6,438
95.6%
Speak a language other than English
293
4.4%
Spanish
59
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
59
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
228
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
224
98.2%
Speak English "well"
4
1.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,731
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
293
4.4%
5 to 17 years
23
0.3%
18 to 64 years
187
2.8%
65 years and over
83
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
10
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,662
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
