Bessemer, AL Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 27,202
| Bessemer, AL | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 10,011 | 95.73%, see rank | 94.21% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 333 | 3.18%, see rank | 3.33% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 58 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.29% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 25 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.92% | 3.36% |
| Other | 30 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 27,516
| Bessemer, AL | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 10,645 | 96.77%, see rank | 94.27% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 279 | 2.54%, see rank | 3.36% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 46 | 0.42%, see rank | 1.27% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 16 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.86% | 3.24% |
| Other | 14 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 27,824
| Bessemer, AL | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 10,826 | 95.47%, see rank | 94.39% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 378 | 3.33%, see rank | 3.27% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 122 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.26% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 14 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.84% | 3.14% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 28,993
| Bessemer, AL | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 11,735 | 94.76%, see rank | 94.82% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 475 | 3.84%, see rank | 2.89% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 129 | 1.04%, see rank | 1.26% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 45 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.78% | 2.95% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 29,672
| Bessemer, AL | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 11,315 | 96.30%, see rank | 94.23% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 210 | 1.79%, see rank | 3.08% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 174 | 1.48%, see rank | 1.82% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 14 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.65% | 2.61% |
| Other | 37 | 0.31%, 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.