Linn County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 214,927
| Linn County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 81,879 | 94.11%, see rank | 92.20% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 2,264 | 2.60%, see rank | 3.98% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,587 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.97% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,005 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.36% | 3.36% |
| Other | 269 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 211,954
| Linn County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 80,212 | 93.65%, see rank | 92.29% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 2,360 | 2.76%, see rank | 4.07% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,711 | 2.00%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 987 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.21% | 3.24% |
| Other | 384 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 207,765
| Linn County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 80,131 | 93.78%, see rank | 92.46% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 2,304 | 2.70%, see rank | 3.99% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,612 | 1.89%, see rank | 2.04% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 995 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.15% | 3.14% |
| Other | 405 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 204,955
| Linn County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 80,214 | 93.73%, see rank | 92.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 2,165 | 2.53%, see rank | 4.00% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,640 | 1.92%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,168 | 1.36%, see rank | 1.08% | 2.95% |
| Other | 389 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 191,701
| Linn County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 71,367 | 92.92%, see rank | 92.50% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 2,355 | 3.07%, see rank | 3.68% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,034 | 2.65%, see rank | 2.62% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 774 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.94% | 2.61% |
| Other | 276 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.25% | 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.