Salem, VA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 25,120
| Salem, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 9,223 | 92.67%, see rank | 84.46% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 260 | 2.61%, see rank | 6.31% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 313 | 3.14%, see rank | 4.18% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 82 | 0.82%, see rank | 3.67% | 3.36% |
| Other | 75 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.38% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 24,792
| Salem, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 9,216 | 92.60%, see rank | 84.74% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 359 | 3.61%, see rank | 6.25% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 249 | 2.50%, see rank | 4.11% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 43 | 0.43%, see rank | 3.63% | 3.24% |
| Other | 86 | 0.86%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 24,641
| Salem, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 9,173 | 92.75%, see rank | 85.17% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 373 | 3.77%, see rank | 6.18% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 253 | 2.56%, see rank | 3.98% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 45 | 0.46%, see rank | 3.55% | 3.14% |
| Other | 46 | 0.47%, see rank | 1.12% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 25,139
| Salem, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 9,249 | 94.26%, see rank | 85.86% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 306 | 3.12%, see rank | 5.86% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 210 | 2.14%, see rank | 3.90% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 33 | 0.34%, see rank | 3.33% | 2.95% |
| Other | 14 | 0.14%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 24,747
| Salem, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 9,412 | 94.75%, see rank | 87.25% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 217 | 2.18%, see rank | 5.24% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 234 | 2.36%, see rank | 4.03% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 55 | 0.55%, see rank | 2.64% | 2.61% |
| Other | 15 | 0.15%, 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.