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Lancaster, PA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 59,368
| Lancaster, PA | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 14,537 | 66.61%, see rank | 88.50% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 6,250 | 28.64%, see rank | 4.69% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 457 | 2.09%, see rank | 4.40% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 423 | 1.94%, see rank | 1.81% | 3.36% |
| Other | 158 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 59,205
| Lancaster, PA | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 15,053 | 67.87%, see rank | 88.62% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 6,095 | 27.48%, see rank | 4.58% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 494 | 2.23%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 467 | 2.11%, see rank | 1.69% | 3.24% |
| Other | 70 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 58,819
| Lancaster, PA | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 14,369 | 65.55%, see rank | 88.76% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 6,318 | 28.82%, see rank | 4.46% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 619 | 2.82%, see rank | 4.58% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 536 | 2.45%, see rank | 1.65% | 3.14% |
| Other | 77 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 55,302
| Lancaster, PA | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 13,762 | 67.26%, see rank | 89.18% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 5,456 | 26.67%, see rank | 4.16% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 626 | 3.06%, see rank | 4.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 503 | 2.46%, see rank | 1.50% | 2.95% |
| Other | 114 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 56,348
| Lancaster, PA | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 14,585 | 69.69%, see rank | 89.23% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 5,290 | 25.28%, see rank | 3.71% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 677 | 3.23%, see rank | 5.35% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 301 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.23% | 2.61% |
| Other | 75 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.48% | 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.