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Mercer County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 62,161
| Mercer County | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 24,419 | 95.42%, see rank | 96.75% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 593 | 2.32%, see rank | 1.43% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 346 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.07% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 139 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.54% | 3.36% |
| Other | 93 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 62,251
| Mercer County | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 24,835 | 96.32%, see rank | 96.69% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 435 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.45% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 214 | 0.83%, see rank | 1.12% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 124 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.50% | 3.24% |
| Other | 176 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 61,844
| Mercer County | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 24,396 | 96.26%, see rank | 96.75% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 404 | 1.59%, see rank | 1.49% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 265 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.07% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 113 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.46% | 3.14% |
| Other | 166 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 61,451
| Mercer County | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 24,615 | 96.03%, see rank | 96.66% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 397 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.47% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 383 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.16% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 116 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.51% | 2.95% |
| Other | 121 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 62,980
| Mercer County | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 25,480 | 95.95%, see rank | 95.54% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 471 | 1.77%, see rank | 1.78% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 431 | 1.62%, see rank | 2.00% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 112 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.46% | 2.61% |
| Other | 61 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.22% | 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.