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Reading Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 413,016
| Reading Area | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 125,399 | 81.50%, see rank | 88.50% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 20,291 | 13.19%, see rank | 4.69% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,501 | 4.23%, see rank | 4.40% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,294 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.81% | 3.36% |
| Other | 372 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 411,094
| Reading Area | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 126,358 | 82.06%, see rank | 88.62% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 18,886 | 12.27%, see rank | 4.58% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,922 | 4.50%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,388 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.69% | 3.24% |
| Other | 423 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 407,310
| Reading Area | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 126,369 | 82.43%, see rank | 88.76% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 17,832 | 11.63%, see rank | 4.46% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,414 | 4.84%, see rank | 4.58% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,141 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.65% | 3.14% |
| Other | 551 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 401,488
| Reading Area | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 125,440 | 83.50%, see rank | 89.18% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 15,639 | 10.41%, see rank | 4.16% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,574 | 5.04%, see rank | 4.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,105 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.50% | 2.95% |
| Other | 467 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.54% | 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.