Palo Alto County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 9,263
| Palo Alto County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 3,850 | 95.99%, see rank | 92.20% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 93 | 2.32%, see rank | 3.98% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 25 | 0.62%, see rank | 1.97% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 12 | 0.30%, see rank | 1.36% | 3.36% |
| Other | 31 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 9,402
| Palo Alto County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 3,935 | 97.30%, see rank | 92.29% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 81 | 2.00%, see rank | 4.07% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 19 | 0.47%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 9 | 0.22%, see rank | 1.21% | 3.24% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 9,508
| Palo Alto County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 3,897 | 97.94%, see rank | 92.46% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 57 | 1.43%, see rank | 3.99% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 16 | 0.40%, see rank | 2.04% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 9 | 0.23%, see rank | 1.15% | 3.14% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 9,405
| Palo Alto County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 3,964 | 97.92%, see rank | 92.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 50 | 1.24%, see rank | 4.00% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 31 | 0.77%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3 | 0.07%, see rank | 1.08% | 2.95% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 10,147
| Palo Alto County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 3,937 | 95.58%, see rank | 92.50% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 125 | 3.03%, see rank | 3.68% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 57 | 1.38%, see rank | 2.62% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.94% | 2.61% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.25% | 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.