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Needham, MA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 29,540
| Needham, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 8,505 | 80.72%, see rank | 75.89% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 291 | 2.76%, see rank | 8.35% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,175 | 11.15%, see rank | 10.59% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 443 | 4.20%, see rank | 3.83% | 3.36% |
| Other | 122 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.33% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 29,005
| Needham, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 8,335 | 80.38%, see rank | 76.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 240 | 2.31%, see rank | 8.01% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,243 | 11.99%, see rank | 10.83% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 467 | 4.50%, see rank | 3.63% | 3.24% |
| Other | 84 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 28,683
| Needham, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 8,576 | 82.68%, see rank | 76.85% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 130 | 1.25%, see rank | 7.71% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,249 | 12.04%, see rank | 10.81% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 333 | 3.21%, see rank | 3.48% | 3.14% |
| Other | 85 | 0.82%, see rank | 1.16% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 28,679
| Needham, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 8,616 | 82.66%, see rank | 77.66% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 156 | 1.50%, see rank | 7.24% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,176 | 11.28%, see rank | 10.81% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 399 | 3.83%, see rank | 3.20% | 2.95% |
| Other | 77 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 28,911
| Needham, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 9,215 | 86.97%, see rank | 78.83% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 142 | 1.34%, see rank | 6.28% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 930 | 8.78%, see rank | 11.36% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 238 | 2.25%, see rank | 2.63% | 2.61% |
| Other | 70 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.91% | 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.