Mercer County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 16,204
| Mercer County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 6,468 | 97.09%, see rank | 78.40% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 81 | 1.22%, see rank | 11.07% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 78 | 1.17%, see rank | 6.60% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 13 | 0.20%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.36% |
| Other | 22 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 16,421
| Mercer County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 6,553 | 96.82%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 97 | 1.43%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 98 | 1.45%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 15 | 0.22%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 5 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 16,551
| Mercer County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 6,667 | 97.16%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 121 | 1.76%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 63 | 0.92%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 11 | 0.16%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 16,440
| Mercer County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 6,516 | 97.05%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 107 | 1.59%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 76 | 1.13%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 15 | 0.22%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 16,957
| Mercer County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 6,308 | 95.72%, see rank | 80.34% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 172 | 2.61%, see rank | 9.59% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 89 | 1.35%, see rank | 7.06% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 12 | 0.18%, see rank | 2.27% | 2.61% |
| Other | 9 | 0.14%, 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.