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Reading, MA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 25,176
| Reading, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 8,115 | 87.31%, see rank | 75.89% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 108 | 1.16%, see rank | 8.35% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 687 | 7.39%, see rank | 10.59% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 269 | 2.89%, see rank | 3.83% | 3.36% |
| Other | 115 | 1.24%, see rank | 1.33% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 24,753
| Reading, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 7,928 | 87.03%, see rank | 76.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 160 | 1.76%, see rank | 8.01% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 718 | 7.88%, see rank | 10.83% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 191 | 2.10%, see rank | 3.63% | 3.24% |
| Other | 113 | 1.24%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 24,261
| Reading, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 7,754 | 87.30%, see rank | 76.85% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 140 | 1.58%, see rank | 7.71% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 767 | 8.64%, see rank | 10.81% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 160 | 1.80%, see rank | 3.48% | 3.14% |
| Other | 61 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.16% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 23,257
| Reading, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 7,502 | 88.41%, see rank | 77.66% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 99 | 1.17%, see rank | 7.24% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 714 | 8.41%, see rank | 10.81% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 133 | 1.57%, see rank | 3.20% | 2.95% |
| Other | 37 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 23,708
| Reading, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 7,713 | 88.97%, see rank | 78.83% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 187 | 2.16%, see rank | 6.28% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 577 | 6.66%, see rank | 11.36% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 163 | 1.88%, see rank | 2.63% | 2.61% |
| Other | 29 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.91% | 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.