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Beckley, WV Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 17,529
| Beckley, WV | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 7,011 | 94.25%, see rank | 96.75% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 161 | 2.16%, see rank | 1.43% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 194 | 2.61%, see rank | 1.07% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 44 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.54% | 3.36% |
| Other | 29 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 17,596
| Beckley, WV | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 6,910 | 92.96%, see rank | 96.69% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 194 | 2.61%, see rank | 1.45% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 234 | 3.15%, see rank | 1.12% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 48 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.50% | 3.24% |
| Other | 47 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 17,503
| Beckley, WV | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 7,080 | 92.89%, see rank | 96.75% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 214 | 2.81%, see rank | 1.49% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 205 | 2.69%, see rank | 1.07% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 45 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.46% | 3.14% |
| Other | 78 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 16,681
| Beckley, WV | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 6,552 | 91.71%, see rank | 96.66% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 218 | 3.05%, see rank | 1.47% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 265 | 3.71%, see rank | 1.16% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 40 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.51% | 2.95% |
| Other | 69 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 17,254
| Beckley, WV | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 7,326 | 94.71%, see rank | 95.54% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 110 | 1.42%, see rank | 1.78% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 203 | 2.62%, see rank | 2.00% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 73 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.46% | 2.61% |
| Other | 23 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.22% | 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.