Lawrence Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 113,703
| Lawrence Area | % | Kansas | U.S. | |
| English | 38,724 | 88.34%, see rank | 88.76% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,813 | 4.14%, see rank | 6.78% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,266 | 2.89%, see rank | 2.07% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,585 | 3.62%, see rank | 1.81% | 3.36% |
| Other | 446 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 111,073
| Lawrence Area | % | Kansas | U.S. | |
| English | 38,291 | 88.18%, see rank | 88.85% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,882 | 4.33%, see rank | 6.68% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,501 | 3.46%, see rank | 2.21% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,266 | 2.92%, see rank | 1.72% | 3.24% |
| Other | 482 | 1.11%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 109,052
| Lawrence Area | % | Kansas | U.S. | |
| English | 38,156 | 88.85%, see rank | 89.04% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,729 | 4.03%, see rank | 6.57% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,457 | 3.39%, see rank | 2.24% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,136 | 2.65%, see rank | 1.68% | 3.14% |
| Other | 465 | 1.08%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 113,724
| Lawrence Area | % | Kansas | U.S. | |
| English | 38,677 | 89.05%, see rank | 89.42% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,420 | 3.27%, see rank | 6.29% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,756 | 4.04%, see rank | 2.26% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,109 | 2.55%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.95% |
| Other | 472 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.46% | 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.