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Harrisburg, Carlisle Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 555,154
| Harrisburg, Carlisle Area | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 200,116 | 89.76%, see rank | 88.50% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 8,316 | 3.73%, see rank | 4.69% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 9,099 | 4.08%, see rank | 4.40% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,871 | 1.74%, see rank | 1.81% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,537 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 548,996
| Harrisburg, Carlisle Area | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 197,715 | 89.49%, see rank | 88.62% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 8,705 | 3.94%, see rank | 4.58% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 9,426 | 4.27%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,543 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.69% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,543 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 541,758
| Harrisburg, Carlisle Area | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 197,693 | 90.07%, see rank | 88.76% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 8,168 | 3.72%, see rank | 4.46% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,680 | 3.95%, see rank | 4.58% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,513 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.65% | 3.14% |
| Other | 1,436 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 529,306
| Harrisburg, Carlisle Area | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 192,921 | 90.51%, see rank | 89.18% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 7,859 | 3.69%, see rank | 4.16% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,214 | 3.85%, see rank | 4.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,998 | 1.41%, see rank | 1.50% | 2.95% |
| Other | 1,160 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.87% |
* 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.