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
7,894
100.0%
Speak only English
7,694
97.5%
Speak a language other than English
200
2.5%
Spanish
93
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
50.5%
Speak English "well"
17
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
20
21.5%
Speak English "not at all"
9
9.7%
Other Indo-European languages
107
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
86
80.4%
Speak English "well"
11
10.3%
Speak English "not well"
10
9.3%
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
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
7,894
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
200
2.5%
5 to 17 years
50
0.6%
18 to 64 years
125
1.6%
65 years and over
25
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
67
0.8%
5 to 17 years
19
0.2%
18 to 64 years
48
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,882
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"
