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Lake Charles Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 201,656
| Lake Charles Area | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 68,514 | 88.59%, see rank | 88.49% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 2,169 | 2.80%, see rank | 4.04% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,962 | 7.71%, see rank | 5.91% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 563 | 0.73%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.36% |
| Other | 126 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 199,241
| Lake Charles Area | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 66,244 | 88.01%, see rank | 88.04% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,845 | 2.45%, see rank | 3.95% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,501 | 8.64%, see rank | 6.43% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 606 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Other | 76 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 196,414
| Lake Charles Area | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 64,897 | 87.39%, see rank | 87.67% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,765 | 2.38%, see rank | 3.89% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,023 | 9.46%, see rank | 7.03% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 491 | 0.66%, see rank | 1.13% | 3.14% |
| Other | 88 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 192,605
| Lake Charles Area | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 66,309 | 87.46%, see rank | 87.95% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,847 | 2.44%, see rank | 3.58% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,137 | 9.41%, see rank | 7.17% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 433 | 0.57%, see rank | 1.02% | 2.95% |
| Other | 91 | 0.12%, 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.