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
5,923
100.0%
Speak only English
5,766
97.3%
Speak a language other than English
157
2.7%
Spanish
118
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
91
77.1%
Speak English "well"
21
17.8%
Speak English "not well"
6
5.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
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
5,923
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
157
2.7%
5 to 17 years
49
0.8%
18 to 64 years
103
1.7%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
27
0.5%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
21
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
10
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,845
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
10
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
10
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
