Polk County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 31,122
| Polk County | % | Missouri | U.S. | |
| English | 11,316 | 95.79%, see rank | 93.03% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 203 | 1.72%, see rank | 2.92% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 248 | 2.10%, see rank | 2.25% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 42 | 0.36%, see rank | 1.27% | 3.36% |
| Other | 4 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 31,035
| Polk County | % | Missouri | U.S. | |
| English | 11,275 | 95.35%, see rank | 92.84% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 208 | 1.76%, see rank | 3.08% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 261 | 2.21%, see rank | 2.31% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 78 | 0.66%, see rank | 1.25% | 3.24% |
| Other | 3 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 30,729
| Polk County | % | Missouri | U.S. | |
| English | 11,018 | 94.03%, see rank | 92.89% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 362 | 3.09%, see rank | 3.17% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 294 | 2.51%, see rank | 2.32% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 35 | 0.30%, see rank | 1.20% | 3.14% |
| Other | 9 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 29,983
| Polk County | % | Missouri | U.S. | |
| English | 10,395 | 94.47%, see rank | 92.97% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 349 | 3.17%, see rank | 3.17% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 212 | 1.93%, see rank | 2.32% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 42 | 0.38%, see rank | 1.14% | 2.95% |
| Other | 5 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 26,992
| Polk County | % | Missouri | U.S. | |
| English | 9,353 | 94.48%, see rank | 92.90% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 220 | 2.22%, see rank | 3.06% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 277 | 2.80%, see rank | 2.79% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 40 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.92% | 2.61% |
| Other | 9 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.34% | 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.