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Las Cruces Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 212,942
| Las Cruces Area | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 35,033 | 46.95%, see rank | 59.57% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 37,532 | 50.30%, see rank | 32.35% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,191 | 1.60%, see rank | 2.05% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 594 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.14% | 3.36% |
| Other | 273 | 0.37%, see rank | 4.90% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 208,794
| Las Cruces Area | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 34,722 | 47.45%, see rank | 59.52% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 36,377 | 49.71%, see rank | 32.40% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,229 | 1.68%, see rank | 2.08% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 512 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.08% | 3.24% |
| Other | 343 | 0.47%, see rank | 4.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 201,670
| Las Cruces Area | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 33,310 | 46.43%, see rank | 59.87% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 36,304 | 50.60%, see rank | 32.10% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,174 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.93% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 522 | 0.73%, see rank | 1.08% | 3.14% |
| Other | 438 | 0.61%, see rank | 5.02% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 197,819
| Las Cruces Area | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 31,658 | 45.52%, see rank | 59.70% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 35,762 | 51.42%, see rank | 32.21% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,096 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.94% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 450 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.05% | 2.95% |
| Other | 578 | 0.83%, see rank | 5.11% | 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.