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Bellingham Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 204,855
| Bellingham Area | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 69,423 | 86.96%, see rank | 80.98% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 4,267 | 5.34%, see rank | 7.43% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,697 | 4.63%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,196 | 2.75%, see rank | 5.96% | 3.36% |
| Other | 254 | 0.32%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 201,404
| Bellingham Area | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 69,093 | 87.19%, see rank | 81.43% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 4,157 | 5.25%, see rank | 7.33% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,877 | 4.89%, see rank | 4.47% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,737 | 2.19%, see rank | 5.77% | 3.24% |
| Other | 380 | 0.48%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 195,993
| Bellingham Area | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 68,300 | 87.36%, see rank | 81.97% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 4,075 | 5.21%, see rank | 7.22% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,504 | 4.48%, see rank | 4.37% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,877 | 2.40%, see rank | 5.54% | 3.14% |
| Other | 430 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 192,886
| Bellingham Area | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 66,223 | 87.39%, see rank | 82.63% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 3,782 | 4.99%, see rank | 6.85% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,664 | 4.84%, see rank | 4.38% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,710 | 2.26%, see rank | 5.26% | 2.95% |
| Other | 396 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.87% | 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.