Ruston, LA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 22,149
| Ruston, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 7,576 | 95.02%, see rank | 88.49% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 130 | 1.63%, see rank | 4.04% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 154 | 1.93%, see rank | 5.91% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 74 | 0.93%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.36% |
| Other | 39 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 21,805
| Ruston, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 7,452 | 94.81%, see rank | 88.04% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 87 | 1.11%, see rank | 3.95% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 168 | 2.14%, see rank | 6.43% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 107 | 1.36%, see rank | 1.29% | 3.24% |
| Other | 46 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 21,578
| Ruston, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 6,924 | 93.20%, see rank | 87.67% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 190 | 2.56%, see rank | 3.89% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 179 | 2.41%, see rank | 7.03% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 115 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.13% | 3.14% |
| Other | 21 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 21,078
| Ruston, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 7,668 | 94.40%, see rank | 87.95% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 142 | 1.75%, see rank | 3.58% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 162 | 1.99%, see rank | 7.17% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 109 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.02% | 2.95% |
| Other | 42 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 20,546
| Ruston, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| English | 7,070 | 92.12%, see rank | 85.87% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 219 | 2.85%, see rank | 3.54% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 219 | 2.85%, see rank | 9.29% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 117 | 1.52%, see rank | 1.01% | 2.61% |
| Other | 50 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.29% | 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.