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Bloomington, Normal Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 169,689
| Bloomington, Normal Area | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 57,992 | 91.03%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 2,021 | 3.17%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,153 | 3.38%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,427 | 2.24%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 116 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 166,706
| Bloomington, Normal Area | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 57,392 | 90.89%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 2,231 | 3.53%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,906 | 3.02%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,512 | 2.39%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 104 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 163,686
| Bloomington, Normal Area | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 57,195 | 91.77%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 2,167 | 3.48%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,703 | 2.73%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,096 | 1.76%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 160 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.82% | 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.