Harris County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 4,269,608
| Harris County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 862,159 | 58.97%, see rank | 65.20% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 455,078 | 31.13%, see rank | 28.41% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 56,423 | 3.86%, see rank | 2.71% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 67,961 | 4.65%, see rank | 2.87% | 3.36% |
| Other | 20,381 | 1.39%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 4,101,752
| Harris County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 845,882 | 59.87%, see rank | 65.67% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 433,585 | 30.69%, see rank | 28.18% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 52,871 | 3.74%, see rank | 2.68% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 63,063 | 4.46%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.24% |
| Other | 17,494 | 1.24%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 3,950,999
| Harris County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 829,668 | 60.46%, see rank | 66.11% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 415,965 | 30.31%, see rank | 27.97% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 49,912 | 3.64%, see rank | 2.60% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 60,811 | 4.43%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.14% |
| Other | 15,807 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 3,909,790
| Harris County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 829,403 | 61.06%, see rank | 66.18% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 409,659 | 30.16%, see rank | 28.22% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 48,819 | 3.59%, see rank | 2.55% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 55,449 | 4.08%, see rank | 2.41% | 2.95% |
| Other | 14,983 | 1.10%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 3,400,578
| Harris County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 784,791 | 65.05%, see rank | 68.65% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 316,554 | 26.24%, see rank | 25.94% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 47,021 | 3.90%, see rank | 2.80% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 44,903 | 3.72%, see rank | 2.06% | 2.61% |
| Other | 13,154 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.55% | 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.