Lincoln Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 310,665
| Lincoln Area | % | Nebraska | U.S. | |
| English | 108,914 | 88.72%, see rank | 89.37% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 5,716 | 4.66%, see rank | 6.44% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,608 | 2.94%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,388 | 2.76%, see rank | 1.37% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,131 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 303,154
| Lincoln Area | % | Nebraska | U.S. | |
| English | 106,263 | 88.56%, see rank | 89.46% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 5,937 | 4.95%, see rank | 6.41% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,892 | 3.24%, see rank | 2.26% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,885 | 2.40%, see rank | 1.18% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,016 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 296,056
| Lincoln Area | % | Nebraska | U.S. | |
| English | 105,330 | 89.02%, see rank | 89.98% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 5,884 | 4.97%, see rank | 6.02% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,419 | 2.89%, see rank | 2.23% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,699 | 2.28%, see rank | 1.16% | 3.14% |
| Other | 995 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 291,007
| Lincoln Area | % | Nebraska | U.S. | |
| English | 103,031 | 89.41%, see rank | 90.29% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 5,706 | 4.95%, see rank | 5.92% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,266 | 2.83%, see rank | 2.14% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,205 | 1.91%, see rank | 1.12% | 2.95% |
| Other | 1,030 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.54% | 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.