Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Chappaqua 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
8,645
100.0%
Speak only English
7,583
87.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,062
12.3%
Spanish
293
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
243
82.9%
Speak English "well"
21
7.2%
Speak English "not well"
10
3.4%
Speak English "not at all"
19
6.5%
Other Indo-European languages
497
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
437
87.9%
Speak English "well"
44
8.9%
Speak English "not well"
16
3.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
212
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
152
71.7%
Speak English "well"
32
15.1%
Speak English "not well"
23
10.8%
Speak English "not at all"
5
2.4%
All other languages
60
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
80.0%
Speak English "well"
12
20.0%
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
8,645
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,062
12.3%
5 to 17 years
188
2.2%
18 to 64 years
757
8.8%
65 years and over
117
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
182
2.1%
5 to 17 years
40
0.5%
18 to 64 years
103
1.2%
65 years and over
39
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
22
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,631
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
48
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
32
0.4%
65 years and over
16
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
