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Albany, Schenectady, Troy Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 875,567
| Albany, Schenectady, Troy Area | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 311,737 | 89.73%, see rank | 69.43% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 11,415 | 3.29%, see rank | 14.40% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 15,933 | 4.59%, see rank | 9.95% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,359 | 1.83%, see rank | 4.67% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,957 | 0.56%, see rank | 1.55% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 870,890
| Albany, Schenectady, Troy Area | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 308,624 | 89.34%, see rank | 69.65% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 11,556 | 3.35%, see rank | 14.23% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 17,693 | 5.12%, see rank | 10.07% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,854 | 1.69%, see rank | 4.55% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,741 | 0.50%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 865,982
| Albany, Schenectady, Troy Area | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 308,135 | 89.02%, see rank | 70.09% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 12,098 | 3.50%, see rank | 14.00% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 18,006 | 5.20%, see rank | 10.07% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,907 | 1.71%, see rank | 4.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 1,993 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.45% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 852,162
| Albany, Schenectady, Troy Area | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 300,970 | 88.93%, see rank | 70.81% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 11,672 | 3.45%, see rank | 13.47% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 18,744 | 5.54%, see rank | 10.22% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,210 | 1.54%, see rank | 4.06% | 2.95% |
| Other | 1,842 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.43% | 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.