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Portland, South Portland, Biddeford Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 518,387
| Portland, South Portland, Biddeford Area | % | Maine | U.S. | |
| English | 192,563 | 89.94%, see rank | 90.47% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 3,402 | 1.59%, see rank | 1.24% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 13,886 | 6.49%, see rank | 6.98% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,505 | 1.17%, see rank | 0.76% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,751 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 515,398
| Portland, South Portland, Biddeford Area | % | Maine | U.S. | |
| English | 190,670 | 89.38%, see rank | 89.91% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 3,507 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.38% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 15,164 | 7.11%, see rank | 7.44% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,604 | 1.22%, see rank | 0.80% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,377 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 513,139
| Portland, South Portland, Biddeford Area | % | Maine | U.S. | |
| English | 188,036 | 88.85%, see rank | 89.57% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 3,648 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.43% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 16,324 | 7.71%, see rank | 7.83% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,422 | 1.14%, see rank | 0.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 1,206 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 514,044
| Portland, South Portland, Biddeford Area | % | Maine | U.S. | |
| English | 185,593 | 88.79%, see rank | 89.27% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 3,854 | 1.84%, see rank | 1.49% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 16,509 | 7.90%, see rank | 8.09% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,056 | 0.98%, see rank | 0.68% | 2.95% |
| Other | 1,023 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.87% |
* 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.