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Lake Charles, LA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 73,503
| Lake Charles, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 26,095 | 87.85%, see rank | 88.49% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 962 | 3.24%, see rank | 4.04% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,180 | 7.34%, see rank | 5.91% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 398 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.36% |
| Other | 70 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 72,204
| Lake Charles, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 25,133 | 86.79%, see rank | 88.04% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 800 | 2.76%, see rank | 3.95% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,557 | 8.83%, see rank | 6.43% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 455 | 1.57%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Other | 13 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 71,224
| Lake Charles, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 24,318 | 86.15%, see rank | 87.67% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 650 | 2.30%, see rank | 3.89% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,884 | 10.22%, see rank | 7.03% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 355 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.13% | 3.14% |
| Other | 21 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 70,455
| Lake Charles, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 25,202 | 85.82%, see rank | 87.95% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 646 | 2.20%, see rank | 3.58% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,195 | 10.88%, see rank | 7.17% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 301 | 1.03%, see rank | 1.02% | 2.95% |
| Other | 21 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 71,757
| Lake Charles, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 23,461 | 83.89%, see rank | 85.87% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 729 | 2.61%, see rank | 3.54% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,495 | 12.50%, see rank | 9.29% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 208 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.01% | 2.61% |
| Other | 72 | 0.26%, 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.