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Douglas County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 19,867
| Douglas County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 6,252 | 82.98%, see rank | 78.40% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 481 | 6.38%, see rank | 11.07% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 778 | 10.33%, see rank | 6.60% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 23 | 0.31%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.36% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 19,908
| Douglas County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 6,464 | 84.91%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 444 | 5.83%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 677 | 8.89%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 28 | 0.37%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 20,012
| Douglas County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 6,522 | 86.13%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 397 | 5.24%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 647 | 8.54%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6 | 0.08%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 19,436
| Douglas County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 6,684 | 87.99%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 349 | 4.59%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 558 | 7.35%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5 | 0.07%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 19,922
| Douglas County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 6,662 | 87.59%, see rank | 80.34% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 330 | 4.34%, see rank | 9.59% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 571 | 7.51%, see rank | 7.06% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 33 | 0.43%, see rank | 2.27% | 2.61% |
| Other | 10 | 0.13%, 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.