Mason County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 14,309
| Mason County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 5,960 | 96.83%, see rank | 78.40% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 98 | 1.59%, see rank | 11.07% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 59 | 0.96%, see rank | 6.60% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 35 | 0.57%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.36% |
| Other | 3 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 14,636
| Mason County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 6,182 | 96.59%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 133 | 2.08%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 62 | 0.97%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 13 | 0.20%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 10 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 14,921
| Mason County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 6,235 | 96.29%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 157 | 2.42%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 51 | 0.79%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 23 | 0.36%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 9 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 15,075
| Mason County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 6,220 | 96.14%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 170 | 2.63%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 40 | 0.62%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 30 | 0.46%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 10 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 16,038
| Mason County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 6,096 | 95.59%, see rank | 80.34% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 171 | 2.68%, see rank | 9.59% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 86 | 1.35%, see rank | 7.06% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 24 | 0.38%, see rank | 2.27% | 2.61% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.74% | 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.