Alton, IL Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 27,517
| Alton, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 11,400 | 97.13%, see rank | 78.40% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 158 | 1.35%, see rank | 11.07% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 122 | 1.04%, see rank | 6.60% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 50 | 0.43%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.36% |
| Other | 7 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 27,868
| Alton, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 11,014 | 96.53%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 176 | 1.54%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 136 | 1.19%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 68 | 0.60%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 16 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 28,380
| Alton, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 11,098 | 96.39%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 228 | 1.98%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 108 | 0.94%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 57 | 0.50%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 23 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 29,405
| Alton, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 11,804 | 96.57%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 243 | 1.99%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 105 | 0.86%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 47 | 0.38%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 24 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 30,496
| Alton, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 11,780 | 94.09%, see rank | 80.34% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 378 | 3.02%, see rank | 9.59% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 275 | 2.20%, see rank | 7.06% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 81 | 0.65%, see rank | 2.27% | 2.61% |
| Other | 6 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.82% |
* 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.