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Lafayette Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 475,457
| Lafayette Area | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 134,889 | 76.09%, see rank | 88.49% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 5,492 | 3.10%, see rank | 4.04% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 34,289 | 19.34%, see rank | 5.91% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,204 | 1.24%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.36% |
| Other | 406 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 273,945
| Lafayette Area | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 78,461 | 75.20%, see rank | 88.04% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 3,649 | 3.50%, see rank | 3.95% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 20,725 | 19.86%, see rank | 6.43% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,102 | 1.06%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Other | 402 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 267,302
| Lafayette Area | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 75,263 | 73.26%, see rank | 87.67% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 3,383 | 3.29%, see rank | 3.89% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 22,598 | 22.00%, see rank | 7.03% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,077 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.13% | 3.14% |
| Other | 420 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 256,392
| Lafayette Area | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 73,879 | 73.49%, see rank | 87.95% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 2,904 | 2.89%, see rank | 3.58% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 22,388 | 22.27%, see rank | 7.17% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 992 | 0.99%, see rank | 1.02% | 2.95% |
| Other | 364 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.