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Birmingham, Hoover Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 1,135,534
| Birmingham, Hoover Area | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 408,057 | 93.65%, see rank | 94.21% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 16,568 | 3.80%, see rank | 3.33% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,842 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.29% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,796 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.92% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,461 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 1,128,093
| Birmingham, Hoover Area | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 407,527 | 93.77%, see rank | 94.27% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 15,953 | 3.67%, see rank | 3.36% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,948 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.27% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,565 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.86% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,591 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 1,115,485
| Birmingham, Hoover Area | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 406,043 | 93.95%, see rank | 94.39% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 15,475 | 3.58%, see rank | 3.27% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,748 | 1.33%, see rank | 1.26% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,276 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.84% | 3.14% |
| Other | 1,641 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 1,112,213
| Birmingham, Hoover Area | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 409,924 | 94.30%, see rank | 94.82% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 14,272 | 3.28%, see rank | 2.89% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,824 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.26% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,990 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.78% | 2.95% |
| Other | 1,671 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.25% | 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.