Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Corning 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
10,135
100.0%
Speak only English
9,523
94.0%
Speak a language other than English
612
6.0%
Spanish
135
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
98
72.6%
Speak English "well"
37
27.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
344
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
260
75.6%
Speak English "well"
72
20.9%
Speak English "not well"
12
3.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
122
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
98
80.3%
Speak English "well"
18
14.8%
Speak English "not well"
6
4.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
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
10,135
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
612
6.0%
5 to 17 years
68
0.7%
18 to 64 years
365
3.6%
65 years and over
179
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
145
1.4%
5 to 17 years
11
0.1%
18 to 64 years
77
0.8%
65 years and over
57
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
46
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,992
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
61
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
11
0.1%
65 years and over
50
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
