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Charleston, North Charleston Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 697,281
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 243,172 | 91.81%, see rank | 92.57% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 11,875 | 4.48%, see rank | 4.28% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,497 | 2.08%, see rank | 1.89% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,589 | 1.36%, see rank | 1.00% | 3.36% |
| Other | 731 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 669,157
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 233,173 | 91.90%, see rank | 92.56% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 10,861 | 4.28%, see rank | 4.29% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,030 | 2.38%, see rank | 1.94% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,126 | 1.23%, see rank | 0.98% | 3.24% |
| Other | 525 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 641,930
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 225,775 | 91.80%, see rank | 92.62% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 10,660 | 4.33%, see rank | 4.30% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,851 | 2.38%, see rank | 1.91% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,123 | 1.27%, see rank | 0.92% | 3.14% |
| Other | 529 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 631,484
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 220,619 | 92.45%, see rank | 92.94% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 8,528 | 3.57%, see rank | 4.00% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,858 | 2.45%, see rank | 1.92% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,178 | 1.33%, see rank | 0.89% | 2.95% |
| Other | 449 | 0.19%, 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.