Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Chatham 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
7,605
100.0%
Speak only English
6,794
89.3%
Speak a language other than English
811
10.7%
Spanish
216
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
108
50.0%
Speak English "well"
49
22.7%
Speak English "not well"
19
8.8%
Speak English "not at all"
40
18.5%
Other Indo-European languages
435
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
343
78.9%
Speak English "well"
46
10.6%
Speak English "not well"
46
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
144
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
98
68.1%
Speak English "well"
35
24.3%
Speak English "not well"
11
7.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
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
7,605
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
811
10.7%
5 to 17 years
148
1.9%
18 to 64 years
560
7.4%
65 years and over
103
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
246
3.2%
5 to 17 years
50
0.7%
18 to 64 years
136
1.8%
65 years and over
60
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
12
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,570
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
20
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
6
0.1%
65 years and over
14
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
