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Asheville, NC Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 85,783
| Asheville, NC | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 34,364 | 91.13%, see rank | 89.22% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,676 | 4.44%, see rank | 6.56% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,250 | 3.31%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 318 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.55% | 3.36% |
| Other | 101 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 83,796
| Asheville, NC | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 34,128 | 90.92%, see rank | 89.42% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,875 | 4.99%, see rank | 6.45% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,140 | 3.04%, see rank | 2.16% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 319 | 0.85%, see rank | 1.46% | 3.24% |
| Other | 76 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 81,970
| Asheville, NC | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 33,448 | 90.75%, see rank | 89.72% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,783 | 4.84%, see rank | 6.29% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,213 | 3.29%, see rank | 2.14% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 227 | 0.62%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 188 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 75,096
| Asheville, NC | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 31,284 | 91.79%, see rank | 90.19% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,409 | 4.13%, see rank | 5.92% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 983 | 2.88%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 271 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.30% | 2.95% |
| Other | 136 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 68,889
| Asheville, NC | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 27,913 | 90.96%, see rank | 90.67% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,448 | 4.72%, see rank | 5.41% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 992 | 3.23%, see rank | 2.43% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 234 | 0.76%, see rank | 1.08% | 2.61% |
| Other | 101 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.41% | 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.