Lafayette, IN Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 69,982
| Lafayette, IN | % | Indiana | U.S. | |
| English | 25,834 | 87.73%, see rank | 91.16% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 2,343 | 7.96%, see rank | 4.71% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 623 | 2.12%, see rank | 2.48% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 511 | 1.74%, see rank | 1.24% | 3.36% |
| Other | 137 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 67,302
| Lafayette, IN | % | Indiana | U.S. | |
| English | 25,663 | 88.98%, see rank | 91.17% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 2,264 | 7.85%, see rank | 4.70% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 362 | 1.26%, see rank | 2.59% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 475 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.15% | 3.24% |
| Other | 76 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 66,148
| Lafayette, IN | % | Indiana | U.S. | |
| English | 25,750 | 89.38%, see rank | 91.19% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 2,104 | 7.30%, see rank | 4.73% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 421 | 1.46%, see rank | 2.65% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 492 | 1.71%, see rank | 1.07% | 3.14% |
| Other | 44 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 63,737
| Lafayette, IN | % | Indiana | U.S. | |
| English | 24,465 | 89.27%, see rank | 91.37% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 2,302 | 8.40%, see rank | 4.67% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 331 | 1.21%, see rank | 2.66% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 276 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.99% | 2.95% |
| Other | 31 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 56,397
| Lafayette, IN | % | Indiana | U.S. | |
| English | 21,144 | 87.90%, see rank | 91.67% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,945 | 8.09%, see rank | 4.08% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 583 | 2.42%, see rank | 3.14% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 360 | 1.50%, see rank | 0.81% | 2.61% |
| Other | 23 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.31% | 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.