Joplin Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 175,679
| Joplin Area | % | Missouri | U.S. | |
| English | 62,704 | 92.99%, see rank | 93.03% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 2,959 | 4.39%, see rank | 2.92% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 934 | 1.39%, see rank | 2.25% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 678 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.27% | 3.36% |
| Other | 158 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 174,807
| Joplin Area | % | Missouri | U.S. | |
| English | 62,273 | 93.14%, see rank | 92.84% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 2,925 | 4.37%, see rank | 3.08% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 926 | 1.39%, see rank | 2.31% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 631 | 0.94%, see rank | 1.25% | 3.24% |
| Other | 103 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 172,590
| Joplin Area | % | Missouri | U.S. | |
| English | 61,653 | 93.24%, see rank | 92.89% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 2,971 | 4.49%, see rank | 3.17% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 865 | 1.31%, see rank | 2.32% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 574 | 0.87%, see rank | 1.20% | 3.14% |
| Other | 60 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 170,450
| Joplin Area | % | Missouri | U.S. | |
| English | 60,555 | 94.07%, see rank | 92.97% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 2,481 | 3.85%, see rank | 3.17% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 752 | 1.17%, see rank | 2.32% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 503 | 0.78%, see rank | 1.14% | 2.95% |
| Other | 78 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.39% | 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.