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Lincoln County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 20,162
| Lincoln County | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 6,127 | 70.91%, see rank | 59.57% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 2,188 | 25.32%, see rank | 32.35% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 225 | 2.60%, see rank | 2.05% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 9 | 0.10%, see rank | 1.14% | 3.36% |
| Other | 91 | 1.05%, see rank | 4.90% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 20,440
| Lincoln County | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 6,057 | 69.89%, see rank | 59.52% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 2,299 | 26.53%, see rank | 32.40% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 200 | 2.31%, see rank | 2.08% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 11 | 0.13%, see rank | 1.08% | 3.24% |
| Other | 99 | 1.14%, see rank | 4.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 20,502
| Lincoln County | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 6,272 | 72.69%, see rank | 59.87% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 2,106 | 24.41%, see rank | 32.10% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 181 | 2.10%, see rank | 1.93% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 17 | 0.20%, see rank | 1.08% | 3.14% |
| Other | 53 | 0.61%, see rank | 5.02% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 20,888
| Lincoln County | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 5,836 | 72.43%, see rank | 59.70% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 2,011 | 24.96%, see rank | 32.21% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 122 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.94% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 18 | 0.22%, see rank | 1.05% | 2.95% |
| Other | 70 | 0.87%, see rank | 5.11% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 19,411
| Lincoln County | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 6,155 | 75.01%, see rank | 58.17% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,852 | 22.57%, see rank | 33.30% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 141 | 1.72%, see rank | 2.11% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 26 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.87% | 2.61% |
| Other | 32 | 0.39%, see rank | 5.55% | 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.