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Lafayette, LA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 123,528
| Lafayette, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 40,144 | 81.01%, see rank | 88.49% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 2,261 | 4.56%, see rank | 4.04% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,204 | 12.52%, see rank | 5.91% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 671 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.36% |
| Other | 276 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 120,757
| Lafayette, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 38,403 | 78.69%, see rank | 88.04% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 2,311 | 4.74%, see rank | 3.95% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,042 | 14.43%, see rank | 6.43% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 735 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Other | 313 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 118,803
| Lafayette, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 36,918 | 76.92%, see rank | 87.67% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,991 | 4.15%, see rank | 3.89% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,029 | 16.73%, see rank | 7.03% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 711 | 1.48%, see rank | 1.13% | 3.14% |
| Other | 345 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 113,732
| Lafayette, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 36,579 | 77.52%, see rank | 87.95% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,720 | 3.65%, see rank | 3.58% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,008 | 16.97%, see rank | 7.17% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 600 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.02% | 2.95% |
| Other | 278 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 110,257
| Lafayette, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 32,647 | 75.39%, see rank | 85.87% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,037 | 2.39%, see rank | 3.54% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,789 | 20.30%, see rank | 9.29% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 506 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.01% | 2.61% |
| Other | 327 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.29% | 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.