Abilene Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 167,171
| Abilene Area | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 49,050 | 81.29%, see rank | 65.20% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 8,984 | 14.89%, see rank | 28.41% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,325 | 2.20%, see rank | 2.71% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 721 | 1.19%, see rank | 2.87% | 3.36% |
| Other | 263 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 165,083
| Abilene Area | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 50,150 | 83.35%, see rank | 65.67% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 8,372 | 13.91%, see rank | 28.18% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 866 | 1.44%, see rank | 2.68% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 560 | 0.93%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.24% |
| Other | 223 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 163,092
| Abilene Area | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 50,962 | 83.66%, see rank | 66.11% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 8,244 | 13.53%, see rank | 27.97% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 976 | 1.60%, see rank | 2.60% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 560 | 0.92%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.14% |
| Other | 170 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 159,110
| Abilene Area | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 50,252 | 83.45%, see rank | 66.18% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 8,321 | 13.82%, see rank | 28.22% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 930 | 1.54%, see rank | 2.55% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 610 | 1.01%, see rank | 2.41% | 2.95% |
| Other | 104 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.87% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.