Columbia Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 168,268
| Columbia Area | % | Missouri | U.S. | |
| English | 59,103 | 89.37%, see rank | 93.03% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 2,001 | 3.03%, see rank | 2.92% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,097 | 3.17%, see rank | 2.25% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,252 | 3.41%, see rank | 1.27% | 3.36% |
| Other | 683 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 173,426
| Columbia Area | % | Missouri | U.S. | |
| English | 61,456 | 89.84%, see rank | 92.84% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,924 | 2.81%, see rank | 3.08% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,037 | 2.98%, see rank | 2.31% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,168 | 3.17%, see rank | 1.25% | 3.24% |
| Other | 818 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 168,187
| Columbia Area | % | Missouri | U.S. | |
| English | 60,707 | 90.24%, see rank | 92.89% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 2,161 | 3.21%, see rank | 3.17% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,785 | 2.65%, see rank | 2.32% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,985 | 2.95%, see rank | 1.20% | 3.14% |
| Other | 638 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 161,695
| Columbia Area | % | Missouri | U.S. | |
| English | 60,912 | 90.41%, see rank | 92.97% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 2,486 | 3.69%, see rank | 3.17% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,717 | 2.55%, see rank | 2.32% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,709 | 2.54%, see rank | 1.14% | 2.95% |
| Other | 547 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.39% | 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.