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Raleigh, Cary Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 1,189,579
| Raleigh, Cary Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 373,040 | 84.71%, see rank | 89.22% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 33,686 | 7.65%, see rank | 6.56% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 15,329 | 3.48%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 12,490 | 2.84%, see rank | 1.55% | 3.36% |
| Other | 5,830 | 1.32%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 1,135,165
| Raleigh, Cary Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 360,476 | 84.78%, see rank | 89.42% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 32,711 | 7.69%, see rank | 6.45% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 15,030 | 3.54%, see rank | 2.16% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 11,713 | 2.75%, see rank | 1.46% | 3.24% |
| Other | 5,236 | 1.23%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 1,069,694
| Raleigh, Cary Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 346,955 | 85.17%, see rank | 89.72% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 31,260 | 7.67%, see rank | 6.29% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 14,332 | 3.52%, see rank | 2.14% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 10,395 | 2.55%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 4,402 | 1.08%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 1,042,848
| Raleigh, Cary Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 333,089 | 85.94%, see rank | 90.19% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 28,047 | 7.24%, see rank | 5.92% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 13,372 | 3.45%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 9,131 | 2.36%, see rank | 1.30% | 2.95% |
| Other | 3,929 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.46% | 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.