Roanoke Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 310,934
| Roanoke Area | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 120,330 | 93.30%, see rank | 84.46% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 3,932 | 3.05%, see rank | 6.31% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,702 | 2.10%, see rank | 4.18% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,196 | 0.93%, see rank | 3.67% | 3.36% |
| Other | 805 | 0.62%, see rank | 1.38% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 308,238
| Roanoke Area | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 120,098 | 93.16%, see rank | 84.74% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 4,248 | 3.30%, see rank | 6.25% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,642 | 2.05%, see rank | 4.11% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,247 | 0.97%, see rank | 3.63% | 3.24% |
| Other | 685 | 0.53%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 304,995
| Roanoke Area | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 119,981 | 93.14%, see rank | 85.17% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 4,011 | 3.11%, see rank | 6.18% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,919 | 2.27%, see rank | 3.98% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,342 | 1.04%, see rank | 3.55% | 3.14% |
| Other | 565 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.12% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 296,624
| Roanoke Area | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 117,599 | 93.72%, see rank | 85.86% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 3,473 | 2.77%, see rank | 5.86% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,901 | 2.31%, see rank | 3.90% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,142 | 0.91%, see rank | 3.33% | 2.95% |
| Other | 370 | 0.29%, see rank | 1.05% | 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.