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Rensselaer County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 159,600
| Rensselaer County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 58,654 | 91.65%, see rank | 69.43% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 2,108 | 3.29%, see rank | 14.40% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,154 | 3.37%, see rank | 9.95% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 775 | 1.21%, see rank | 4.67% | 3.36% |
| Other | 304 | 0.48%, see rank | 1.55% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 159,464
| Rensselaer County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 58,526 | 91.52%, see rank | 69.65% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 2,053 | 3.21%, see rank | 14.23% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,311 | 3.61%, see rank | 10.07% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 865 | 1.35%, see rank | 4.55% | 3.24% |
| Other | 197 | 0.31%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 158,629
| Rensselaer County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 57,529 | 90.57%, see rank | 70.09% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 2,006 | 3.16%, see rank | 14.00% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,794 | 4.40%, see rank | 10.07% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 939 | 1.48%, see rank | 4.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 250 | 0.39%, see rank | 1.45% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 155,043
| Rensselaer County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 55,522 | 90.71%, see rank | 70.81% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,784 | 2.91%, see rank | 13.47% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,815 | 4.60%, see rank | 10.22% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 905 | 1.48%, see rank | 4.06% | 2.95% |
| Other | 185 | 0.30%, see rank | 1.43% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 152,538
| Rensselaer County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 53,593 | 89.58%, see rank | 70.37% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,886 | 3.15%, see rank | 13.29% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,395 | 5.67%, see rank | 11.37% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 642 | 1.07%, see rank | 3.55% | 2.61% |
| Other | 314 | 0.52%, see rank | 1.43% | 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.