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Dekalb, IL Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 44,092
| Dekalb, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 12,253 | 82.03%, see rank | 78.40% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,336 | 8.94%, see rank | 11.07% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 764 | 5.11%, see rank | 6.60% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 394 | 2.64%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.36% |
| Other | 190 | 1.27%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 44,340
| Dekalb, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 12,604 | 82.33%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,339 | 8.75%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 806 | 5.26%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 463 | 3.02%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 97 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 43,995
| Dekalb, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 12,339 | 81.82%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,434 | 9.51%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 875 | 5.80%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 411 | 2.73%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 21 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 45,033
| Dekalb, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 11,670 | 81.10%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,427 | 9.92%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 750 | 5.21%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 522 | 3.63%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 21 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 39,018
| Dekalb, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 10,752 | 82.84%, see rank | 80.34% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,040 | 8.01%, see rank | 9.59% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 733 | 5.65%, see rank | 7.06% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 314 | 2.42%, see rank | 2.27% | 2.61% |
| Other | 141 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.74% | 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.