Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Chester 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
2,154
100.0%
Speak only English
2,030
94.2%
Speak a language other than English
124
5.8%
Spanish
90
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
62
68.9%
Speak English "well"
18
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
11.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
69.6%
Speak English "well"
7
30.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island 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%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
2,154
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
124
5.8%
5 to 17 years
9
0.4%
18 to 64 years
91
4.2%
65 years and over
24
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
35
1.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
31
1.4%
65 years and over
4
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
14
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,115
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
14
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
10
0.5%
65 years and over
4
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
