Rockford Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 346,031
| Rockford Area | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 114,071 | 86.60%, see rank | 78.40% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 11,274 | 8.56%, see rank | 11.07% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,813 | 2.89%, see rank | 6.60% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,012 | 1.53%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.36% |
| Other | 545 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 348,574
| Rockford Area | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 114,378 | 87.32%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 10,578 | 8.08%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,636 | 2.78%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,024 | 1.55%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 367 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 347,539
| Rockford Area | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 113,617 | 87.15%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 10,619 | 8.15%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,972 | 3.05%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,880 | 1.44%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 286 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 348,203
| Rockford Area | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 111,457 | 87.05%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 10,751 | 8.40%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,917 | 3.06%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,678 | 1.31%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 240 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.82% | 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.