Mason City Micro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 51,274
| Mason City Area | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 21,969 | 95.28%, see rank | 92.20% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 590 | 2.56%, see rank | 3.98% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 306 | 1.33%, see rank | 1.97% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 158 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.36% | 3.36% |
| Other | 35 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 51,664
| Mason City Area | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 22,062 | 94.65%, see rank | 92.29% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 764 | 3.28%, see rank | 4.07% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 376 | 1.61%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 89 | 0.38%, see rank | 1.21% | 3.24% |
| Other | 17 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 51,952
| Mason City Area | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 21,882 | 94.65%, see rank | 92.46% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 694 | 3.00%, see rank | 3.99% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 395 | 1.71%, see rank | 2.04% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 115 | 0.50%, see rank | 1.15% | 3.14% |
| Other | 32 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 51,547
| Mason City Area | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 21,307 | 94.05%, see rank | 92.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 771 | 3.40%, see rank | 4.00% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 397 | 1.75%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 122 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.08% | 2.95% |
| Other | 57 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.