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Des Plaines, IL Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 58,802
| Des Plaines, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 13,077 | 58.33%, see rank | 78.40% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 2,468 | 11.01%, see rank | 11.07% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,062 | 22.58%, see rank | 6.60% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,354 | 6.04%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.36% |
| Other | 457 | 2.04%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 58,302
| Des Plaines, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 13,593 | 60.82%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 2,463 | 11.02%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,454 | 19.93%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,351 | 6.05%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 487 | 2.18%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 57,357
| Des Plaines, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 13,460 | 61.41%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 2,376 | 10.84%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,639 | 21.17%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,128 | 5.15%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 314 | 1.43%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 56,316
| Des Plaines, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 13,021 | 62.05%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 2,306 | 10.99%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,285 | 20.42%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,185 | 5.65%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 188 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 58,720
| Des Plaines, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 15,750 | 70.41%, see rank | 80.34% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 2,171 | 9.71%, see rank | 9.59% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,503 | 15.66%, see rank | 7.06% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 738 | 3.30%, see rank | 2.27% | 2.61% |
| Other | 207 | 0.93%, 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.