Roanoke, VA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 97,949
| Roanoke, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 38,667 | 90.88%, see rank | 84.46% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,984 | 4.66%, see rank | 6.31% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 928 | 2.18%, see rank | 4.18% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 555 | 1.30%, see rank | 3.67% | 3.36% |
| Other | 415 | 0.98%, see rank | 1.38% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 96,742
| Roanoke, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 38,931 | 91.29%, see rank | 84.74% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 2,041 | 4.79%, see rank | 6.25% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 801 | 1.88%, see rank | 4.11% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 585 | 1.37%, see rank | 3.63% | 3.24% |
| Other | 286 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 95,793
| Roanoke, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 39,380 | 91.94%, see rank | 85.17% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,721 | 4.02%, see rank | 6.18% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 877 | 2.05%, see rank | 3.98% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 545 | 1.27%, see rank | 3.55% | 3.14% |
| Other | 310 | 0.72%, see rank | 1.12% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 93,271
| Roanoke, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 39,370 | 93.32%, see rank | 85.86% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,241 | 2.94%, see rank | 5.86% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 950 | 2.25%, see rank | 3.90% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 421 | 1.00%, see rank | 3.33% | 2.95% |
| Other | 205 | 0.49%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 94,911
| Roanoke, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 39,318 | 93.56%, see rank | 87.25% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,117 | 2.66%, see rank | 5.24% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 980 | 2.33%, see rank | 4.03% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 373 | 0.89%, see rank | 2.64% | 2.61% |
| Other | 238 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.85% | 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.