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Metropolis, IL Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 6,466
| Metropolis, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 2,536 | 92.72%, see rank | 78.40% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 127 | 4.64%, see rank | 11.07% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 37 | 1.35%, see rank | 6.60% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 35 | 1.28%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.36% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 6,537
| Metropolis, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 2,604 | 93.00%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 145 | 5.18%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 19 | 0.68%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 22 | 0.79%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 10 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 6,575
| Metropolis, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 2,571 | 88.81%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 228 | 7.88%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 62 | 2.14%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 28 | 0.97%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 6 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 6,501
| Metropolis, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 2,912 | 92.53%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 154 | 4.89%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 56 | 1.78%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 19 | 0.60%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 6 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 6,482
| Metropolis, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 2,837 | 96.89%, see rank | 80.34% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 39 | 1.33%, see rank | 9.59% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 35 | 1.20%, see rank | 7.06% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 17 | 0.58%, 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.