Madison Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 620,368
| Madison Area | % | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| English | 226,784 | 88.68%, see rank | 90.83% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 11,823 | 4.62%, see rank | 4.56% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,465 | 3.31%, see rank | 2.77% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 7,460 | 2.92%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,192 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 570,687
| Madison Area | % | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| English | 208,958 | 88.31%, see rank | 90.63% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 11,736 | 4.96%, see rank | 4.63% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,031 | 3.39%, see rank | 2.99% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,728 | 2.84%, see rank | 1.35% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,157 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 557,744
| Madison Area | % | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| English | 202,690 | 88.50%, see rank | 90.64% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 11,290 | 4.93%, see rank | 4.65% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,557 | 3.30%, see rank | 3.09% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,378 | 2.78%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.14% |
| Other | 1,118 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 554,843
| Madison Area | % | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| English | 199,919 | 88.79%, see rank | 90.70% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 11,183 | 4.97%, see rank | 4.58% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,361 | 3.27%, see rank | 3.15% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,827 | 2.59%, see rank | 1.20% | 2.95% |
| Other | 870 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.37% | 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.