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
1,512
100.0%
Speak only English
1,324
87.6%
Speak a language other than English
188
12.4%
Spanish
115
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
17.4%
Speak English "well"
21
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
55
47.8%
Speak English "not at all"
19
16.5%
Other Indo-European languages
58
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
36
62.1%
Speak English "well"
11
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
11
19.0%
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
4
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
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
1,512
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
188
12.4%
5 to 17 years
21
1.4%
18 to 64 years
135
8.9%
65 years and over
32
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
117
7.7%
5 to 17 years
12
0.8%
18 to 64 years
88
5.8%
65 years and over
17
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
25
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,498
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
80
5.3%
5 to 17 years
9
0.6%
18 to 64 years
65
4.3%
65 years and over
6
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
