Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Chesapeake 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
185,025
100.0%
Speak only English
174,633
94.4%
Speak a language other than English
10,392
5.6%
Spanish
4,665
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,087
66.2%
Speak English "well"
811
17.4%
Speak English "not well"
707
15.2%
Speak English "not at all"
60
1.3%
Other Indo-European languages
3,058
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,216
72.5%
Speak English "well"
520
17.0%
Speak English "not well"
305
10.0%
Speak English "not at all"
17
0.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,300
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,505
65.4%
Speak English "well"
646
28.1%
Speak English "not well"
134
5.8%
Speak English "not at all"
15
0.7%
All other languages
369
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
326
88.3%
Speak English "well"
43
11.7%
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
185,025
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
10,392
5.6%
5 to 17 years
2,119
1.1%
18 to 64 years
7,393
4.0%
65 years and over
880
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,258
1.8%
5 to 17 years
938
0.5%
18 to 64 years
1,983
1.1%
65 years and over
337
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
410
Population 5 years and over in households*
180,892
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
842
0.5%
5 to 17 years
217
0.1%
18 to 64 years
535
0.3%
65 years and over
90
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
