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Charleston, SC Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 125,458
| Charleston, SC | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 48,729 | 93.44%, see rank | 92.57% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,432 | 2.75%, see rank | 4.28% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,292 | 2.48%, see rank | 1.89% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 453 | 0.87%, see rank | 1.00% | 3.36% |
| Other | 244 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 120,903
| Charleston, SC | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 47,253 | 93.00%, see rank | 92.56% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,346 | 2.65%, see rank | 4.29% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,636 | 3.22%, see rank | 1.94% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 381 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.98% | 3.24% |
| Other | 195 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 116,347
| Charleston, SC | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 45,394 | 92.10%, see rank | 92.62% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,593 | 3.23%, see rank | 4.30% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,717 | 3.48%, see rank | 1.91% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 430 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.92% | 3.14% |
| Other | 154 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 112,349
| Charleston, SC | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 44,359 | 92.67%, see rank | 92.94% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,301 | 2.72%, see rank | 4.00% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,715 | 3.58%, see rank | 1.92% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 413 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.89% | 2.95% |
| Other | 80 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 96,650
| Charleston, SC | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 36,611 | 90.29%, see rank | 92.58% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,518 | 3.74%, see rank | 3.95% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,863 | 4.59%, see rank | 2.46% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 395 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.81% | 2.61% |
| Other | 163 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.20% | 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.