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Chicago, Naperville, Joliet Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 9,516,448
| Chicago, Naperville, Joliet Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,477,235 | 72.04%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 500,748 | 14.56%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 293,064 | 8.52%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 124,176 | 3.61%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 43,337 | 1.26%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 9,460,763
| Chicago, Naperville, Joliet Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,471,531 | 72.10%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 495,834 | 14.46%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 298,745 | 8.72%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 120,126 | 3.50%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 41,680 | 1.22%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 9,384,661
| Chicago, Naperville, Joliet Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,481,657 | 72.48%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 489,140 | 14.29%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 298,990 | 8.73%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 115,707 | 3.38%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 38,604 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 9,461,816
| Chicago, Naperville, Joliet Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,474,379 | 72.75%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 478,911 | 14.08%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 302,016 | 8.88%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 109,003 | 3.20%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 36,735 | 1.08%, see rank | 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.