Polk County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 76,464
| Polk County | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 24,213 | 85.70%, see rank | 85.43% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 2,657 | 9.40%, see rank | 7.76% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 635 | 2.25%, see rank | 3.15% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 580 | 2.05%, see rank | 3.03% | 3.36% |
| Other | 168 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 75,448
| Polk County | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 24,476 | 87.50%, see rank | 85.57% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 2,369 | 8.47%, see rank | 7.63% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 564 | 2.02%, see rank | 3.24% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 435 | 1.56%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.24% |
| Other | 129 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 73,745
| Polk County | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 24,086 | 86.98%, see rank | 85.67% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 2,487 | 8.98%, see rank | 7.68% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 591 | 2.13%, see rank | 3.27% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 426 | 1.54%, see rank | 2.83% | 3.14% |
| Other | 100 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 74,550
| Polk County | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 22,431 | 87.72%, see rank | 85.81% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 2,201 | 8.61%, see rank | 7.60% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 559 | 2.19%, see rank | 3.35% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 343 | 1.34%, see rank | 2.70% | 2.95% |
| Other | 38 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 62,380
| Polk County | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 20,439 | 88.55%, see rank | 86.73% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,610 | 6.97%, see rank | 6.73% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 729 | 3.16%, see rank | 3.55% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 257 | 1.11%, see rank | 2.45% | 2.61% |
| Other | 48 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.53% | 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.