Polk County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 45,757
| Polk County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 15,122 | 87.94%, see rank | 65.20% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,700 | 9.89%, see rank | 28.41% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 151 | 0.88%, see rank | 2.71% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 64 | 0.37%, see rank | 2.87% | 3.36% |
| Other | 158 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 45,618
| Polk County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 15,108 | 88.67%, see rank | 65.67% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,464 | 8.59%, see rank | 28.18% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 264 | 1.55%, see rank | 2.68% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 63 | 0.37%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.24% |
| Other | 139 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 45,590
| Polk County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 14,854 | 88.47%, see rank | 66.11% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,363 | 8.12%, see rank | 27.97% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 275 | 1.64%, see rank | 2.60% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 96 | 0.57%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.14% |
| Other | 201 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 46,326
| Polk County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 15,388 | 90.85%, see rank | 66.18% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,079 | 6.37%, see rank | 28.22% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 222 | 1.31%, see rank | 2.55% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 54 | 0.32%, see rank | 2.41% | 2.95% |
| Other | 194 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 41,133
| Polk County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 13,491 | 89.11%, see rank | 68.65% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,113 | 7.35%, see rank | 25.94% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 261 | 1.72%, see rank | 2.80% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 88 | 0.58%, see rank | 2.06% | 2.61% |
| Other | 186 | 1.23%, see rank | 0.55% | 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.