Polk County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 43,698
| Polk County | % | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| English | 17,467 | 95.84%, see rank | 90.83% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 380 | 2.09%, see rank | 4.56% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 262 | 1.44%, see rank | 2.77% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 80 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.36% |
| Other | 36 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 44,094
| Polk County | % | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| English | 17,448 | 95.32%, see rank | 90.63% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 424 | 2.32%, see rank | 4.63% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 335 | 1.83%, see rank | 2.99% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 68 | 0.37%, see rank | 1.35% | 3.24% |
| Other | 29 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 44,310
| Polk County | % | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| English | 17,312 | 95.28%, see rank | 90.64% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 421 | 2.32%, see rank | 4.65% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 332 | 1.83%, see rank | 3.09% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 69 | 0.38%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.14% |
| Other | 36 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 44,147
| Polk County | % | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| English | 17,191 | 95.23%, see rank | 90.70% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 362 | 2.01%, see rank | 4.58% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 396 | 2.19%, see rank | 3.15% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 63 | 0.35%, see rank | 1.20% | 2.95% |
| Other | 40 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 41,319
| Polk County | % | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| English | 15,408 | 94.50%, see rank | 90.52% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 362 | 2.22%, see rank | 4.14% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 475 | 2.91%, see rank | 3.94% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 19 | 0.12%, see rank | 1.03% | 2.61% |
| Other | 41 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.37% | 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.