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Gastonia, NC Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 72,664
| Gastonia, NC | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 23,863 | 88.73%, see rank | 89.22% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 2,404 | 8.94%, see rank | 6.56% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 332 | 1.23%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 217 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.55% | 3.36% |
| Other | 79 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 71,865
| Gastonia, NC | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 23,892 | 89.06%, see rank | 89.42% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 2,254 | 8.40%, see rank | 6.45% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 386 | 1.44%, see rank | 2.16% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 231 | 0.86%, see rank | 1.46% | 3.24% |
| Other | 65 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 70,709
| Gastonia, NC | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 24,151 | 88.96%, see rank | 89.72% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 2,317 | 8.53%, see rank | 6.29% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 472 | 1.74%, see rank | 2.14% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 147 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 62 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 70,618
| Gastonia, NC | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 23,799 | 87.63%, see rank | 90.19% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 2,557 | 9.41%, see rank | 5.92% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 622 | 2.29%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 141 | 0.52%, see rank | 1.30% | 2.95% |
| Other | 40 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 66,277
| Gastonia, NC | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 23,278 | 89.91%, see rank | 90.67% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,770 | 6.84%, see rank | 5.41% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 568 | 2.19%, see rank | 2.43% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 199 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.08% | 2.61% |
| Other | 76 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.41% | 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.