Columbus Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 1,948,188
| Columbus Area | % | Ohio | U.S. | |
| English | 672,385 | 89.83%, see rank | 92.18% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 22,223 | 2.97%, see rank | 2.68% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 22,695 | 3.03%, see rank | 3.07% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 17,311 | 2.31%, see rank | 1.22% | 3.36% |
| Other | 13,930 | 1.86%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 1,840,267
| Columbus Area | % | Ohio | U.S. | |
| English | 638,135 | 89.80%, see rank | 92.12% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 22,749 | 3.20%, see rank | 2.75% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 21,815 | 3.07%, see rank | 3.20% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 15,671 | 2.21%, see rank | 1.17% | 3.24% |
| Other | 12,230 | 1.72%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 1,798,377
| Columbus Area | % | Ohio | U.S. | |
| English | 630,631 | 90.07%, see rank | 92.21% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 23,480 | 3.35%, see rank | 2.78% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 20,936 | 2.99%, see rank | 3.19% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 14,384 | 2.05%, see rank | 1.10% | 3.14% |
| Other | 10,704 | 1.53%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 1,758,531
| Columbus Area | % | Ohio | U.S. | |
| English | 617,916 | 90.12%, see rank | 92.27% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 23,335 | 3.40%, see rank | 2.79% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 21,017 | 3.07%, see rank | 3.21% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 13,730 | 2.00%, see rank | 1.04% | 2.95% |
| Other | 9,695 | 1.41%, see rank | 0.69% | 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.