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Portsmouth, VA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 96,007
| Portsmouth, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 34,284 | 93.25%, see rank | 84.46% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,343 | 3.65%, see rank | 6.31% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 638 | 1.74%, see rank | 4.18% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 406 | 1.10%, see rank | 3.67% | 3.36% |
| Other | 93 | 0.25%, see rank | 1.38% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 95,786
| Portsmouth, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 34,640 | 94.16%, see rank | 84.74% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,125 | 3.06%, see rank | 6.25% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 578 | 1.57%, see rank | 4.11% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 311 | 0.85%, see rank | 3.63% | 3.24% |
| Other | 134 | 0.36%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 96,785
| Portsmouth, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 35,324 | 94.64%, see rank | 85.17% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,131 | 3.03%, see rank | 6.18% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 529 | 1.42%, see rank | 3.98% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 246 | 0.66%, see rank | 3.55% | 3.14% |
| Other | 95 | 0.25%, see rank | 1.12% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 100,674
| Portsmouth, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 37,166 | 95.07%, see rank | 85.86% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 941 | 2.41%, see rank | 5.86% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 637 | 1.63%, see rank | 3.90% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 271 | 0.69%, see rank | 3.33% | 2.95% |
| Other | 79 | 0.20%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 100,565
| Portsmouth, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 35,437 | 92.92%, see rank | 87.25% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,525 | 4.00%, see rank | 5.24% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 737 | 1.93%, see rank | 4.03% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 355 | 0.93%, see rank | 2.64% | 2.61% |
| Other | 83 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.85% | 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.