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
3,317
100.0%
Speak only English
2,927
88.2%
Speak a language other than English
390
11.8%
Spanish
255
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
230
90.2%
Speak English "well"
9
3.5%
Speak English "not well"
16
6.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
86
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
70
81.4%
Speak English "well"
9
10.5%
Speak English "not well"
7
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
49
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
33
67.3%
Speak English "well"
16
32.7%
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
3,317
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
390
11.8%
5 to 17 years
55
1.7%
18 to 64 years
285
8.6%
65 years and over
50
1.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
57
1.7%
5 to 17 years
11
0.3%
18 to 64 years
22
0.7%
65 years and over
24
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,295
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"
