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Columbia Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 784,698
| Columbia Area | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 271,986 | 91.75%, see rank | 92.57% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 13,077 | 4.41%, see rank | 4.28% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,750 | 2.28%, see rank | 1.89% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,801 | 1.28%, see rank | 1.00% | 3.36% |
| Other | 825 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 767,299
| Columbia Area | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 269,769 | 92.08%, see rank | 92.56% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 12,742 | 4.35%, see rank | 4.29% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,061 | 2.07%, see rank | 1.94% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,591 | 1.23%, see rank | 0.98% | 3.24% |
| Other | 801 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 744,145
| Columbia Area | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 265,348 | 92.20%, see rank | 92.62% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 12,249 | 4.26%, see rank | 4.30% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,026 | 2.09%, see rank | 1.91% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,208 | 1.11%, see rank | 0.92% | 3.14% |
| Other | 953 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 718,843
| Columbia Area | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 255,877 | 92.51%, see rank | 92.94% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 10,793 | 3.90%, see rank | 4.00% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,795 | 2.10%, see rank | 1.92% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,220 | 1.16%, see rank | 0.89% | 2.95% |
| Other | 907 | 0.33%, 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.