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Lexington, Fayette Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 483,997
| Lexington, Fayette Area | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 173,486 | 90.17%, see rank | 94.34% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 9,271 | 4.82%, see rank | 2.78% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,148 | 2.16%, see rank | 1.55% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 4,081 | 2.12%, see rank | 0.92% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,407 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 472,974
| Lexington, Fayette Area | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 172,229 | 90.27%, see rank | 94.41% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 9,538 | 5.00%, see rank | 2.84% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,248 | 2.23%, see rank | 1.53% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,703 | 1.94%, see rank | 0.87% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,076 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 459,761
| Lexington, Fayette Area | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 171,138 | 90.88%, see rank | 94.57% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 8,685 | 4.61%, see rank | 2.78% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,375 | 2.32%, see rank | 1.56% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,208 | 1.70%, see rank | 0.81% | 3.14% |
| Other | 903 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 455,593
| Lexington, Fayette Area | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 167,202 | 90.98%, see rank | 94.75% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 8,377 | 4.56%, see rank | 2.67% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,330 | 2.36%, see rank | 1.54% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,059 | 1.66%, see rank | 0.79% | 2.95% |
| Other | 810 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.24% | 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.