Columbia County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 49,325
| Columbia County | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 17,476 | 93.10%, see rank | 85.43% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 711 | 3.79%, see rank | 7.76% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 296 | 1.58%, see rank | 3.15% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 206 | 1.10%, see rank | 3.03% | 3.36% |
| Other | 83 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 49,317
| Columbia County | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 17,708 | 92.91%, see rank | 85.57% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 638 | 3.35%, see rank | 7.63% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 373 | 1.96%, see rank | 3.24% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 203 | 1.07%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.24% |
| Other | 138 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 49,006
| Columbia County | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 17,898 | 93.83%, see rank | 85.67% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 585 | 3.07%, see rank | 7.68% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 285 | 1.49%, see rank | 3.27% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 233 | 1.22%, see rank | 2.83% | 3.14% |
| Other | 74 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 48,612
| Columbia County | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 17,286 | 93.76%, see rank | 85.81% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 541 | 2.93%, see rank | 7.60% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 319 | 1.73%, see rank | 3.35% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 223 | 1.21%, see rank | 2.70% | 2.95% |
| Other | 67 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 43,560
| Columbia County | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 15,197 | 92.73%, see rank | 86.73% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 576 | 3.51%, see rank | 6.73% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 361 | 2.20%, see rank | 3.55% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 121 | 0.74%, see rank | 2.45% | 2.61% |
| Other | 133 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.53% | 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.