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
1,644
100.0%
Speak only English
1,544
93.9%
Speak a language other than English
100
6.1%
Spanish
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
45.0%
Speak English "well"
6
30.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
25.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
60
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
78.3%
Speak English "well"
13
21.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
33.3%
Speak English "well"
3
25.0%
Speak English "not well"
3
25.0%
Speak English "not at all"
2
16.7%
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
1,644
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
100
6.1%
5 to 17 years
12
0.7%
18 to 64 years
71
4.3%
65 years and over
17
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
32
1.9%
5 to 17 years
6
0.4%
18 to 64 years
23
1.4%
65 years and over
3
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
11
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,619
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
17
1.1%
5 to 17 years
3
0.2%
18 to 64 years
14
0.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
