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Altoona Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 126,708
| Altoona Area | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 49,071 | 96.32%, see rank | 88.50% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 618 | 1.21%, see rank | 4.69% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 996 | 1.95%, see rank | 4.40% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 188 | 0.37%, see rank | 1.81% | 3.36% |
| Other | 75 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 127,133
| Altoona Area | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 49,405 | 95.95%, see rank | 88.62% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 589 | 1.14%, see rank | 4.58% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,286 | 2.50%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 163 | 0.32%, see rank | 1.69% | 3.24% |
| Other | 47 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 127,071
| Altoona Area | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 49,755 | 96.33%, see rank | 88.76% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 520 | 1.01%, see rank | 4.46% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,261 | 2.44%, see rank | 4.58% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 96 | 0.19%, see rank | 1.65% | 3.14% |
| Other | 19 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 125,984
| Altoona Area | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 49,808 | 96.21%, see rank | 89.18% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 546 | 1.05%, see rank | 4.16% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,342 | 2.59%, see rank | 4.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 63 | 0.12%, see rank | 1.50% | 2.95% |
| Other | 13 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.54% | 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.