Amsterdam, NY Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 18,348
| Amsterdam, NY | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 5,417 | 71.43%, see rank | 69.43% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,659 | 21.88%, see rank | 14.40% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 467 | 6.16%, see rank | 9.95% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 28 | 0.37%, see rank | 4.67% | 3.36% |
| Other | 13 | 0.17%, see rank | 1.55% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 18,485
| Amsterdam, NY | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 5,683 | 71.83%, see rank | 69.65% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,627 | 20.56%, see rank | 14.23% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 508 | 6.42%, see rank | 10.07% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 49 | 0.62%, see rank | 4.55% | 3.24% |
| Other | 45 | 0.57%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 18,512
| Amsterdam, NY | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 6,523 | 78.36%, see rank | 70.09% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,323 | 15.89%, see rank | 14.00% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 409 | 4.91%, see rank | 10.07% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 35 | 0.42%, see rank | 4.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 34 | 0.41%, see rank | 1.45% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 17,525
| Amsterdam, NY | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 6,030 | 77.63%, see rank | 70.81% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,199 | 15.44%, see rank | 13.47% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 463 | 5.96%, see rank | 10.22% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 51 | 0.66%, see rank | 4.06% | 2.95% |
| Other | 25 | 0.32%, see rank | 1.43% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 18,355
| Amsterdam, NY | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 6,162 | 77.31%, see rank | 70.37% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,054 | 13.22%, see rank | 13.29% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 698 | 8.76%, see rank | 11.37% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 52 | 0.65%, see rank | 3.55% | 2.61% |
| Other | 4 | 0.05%, see rank | 1.43% | 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.