Lima Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 105,562
| Lima Area | % | Ohio | U.S. | |
| English | 38,578 | 95.99%, see rank | 92.18% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 673 | 1.67%, see rank | 2.68% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 504 | 1.25%, see rank | 3.07% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 230 | 0.57%, see rank | 1.22% | 3.36% |
| Other | 206 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 106,079
| Lima Area | % | Ohio | U.S. | |
| English | 38,856 | 95.65%, see rank | 92.12% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 839 | 2.07%, see rank | 2.75% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 587 | 1.45%, see rank | 3.20% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 225 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.17% | 3.24% |
| Other | 115 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 106,586
| Lima Area | % | Ohio | U.S. | |
| English | 39,057 | 95.92%, see rank | 92.21% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 740 | 1.82%, see rank | 2.78% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 576 | 1.41%, see rank | 3.19% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 159 | 0.39%, see rank | 1.10% | 3.14% |
| Other | 187 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 104,946
| Lima Area | % | Ohio | U.S. | |
| English | 39,276 | 95.89%, see rank | 92.27% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 794 | 1.94%, see rank | 2.79% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 561 | 1.37%, see rank | 3.21% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 169 | 0.41%, see rank | 1.04% | 2.95% |
| Other | 161 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.69% | 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.