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Schenectady County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 155,178
| Schenectady County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 51,460 | 88.96%, see rank | 69.43% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 2,480 | 4.29%, see rank | 14.40% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,693 | 4.66%, see rank | 9.95% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 782 | 1.35%, see rank | 4.67% | 3.36% |
| Other | 431 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.55% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 154,466
| Schenectady County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 51,574 | 88.52%, see rank | 69.65% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 2,579 | 4.43%, see rank | 14.23% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,035 | 5.21%, see rank | 10.07% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 867 | 1.49%, see rank | 4.55% | 3.24% |
| Other | 208 | 0.36%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 153,268
| Schenectady County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 51,470 | 87.86%, see rank | 70.09% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 2,672 | 4.56%, see rank | 14.00% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,161 | 5.40%, see rank | 10.07% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,024 | 1.75%, see rank | 4.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 256 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.45% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 150,474
| Schenectady County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 50,782 | 87.27%, see rank | 70.81% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 2,461 | 4.23%, see rank | 13.47% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,585 | 6.16%, see rank | 10.22% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,048 | 1.80%, see rank | 4.06% | 2.95% |
| Other | 312 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.43% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 146,555
| Schenectady County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 51,592 | 86.37%, see rank | 70.37% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 2,227 | 3.73%, see rank | 13.29% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,888 | 8.18%, see rank | 11.37% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 618 | 1.03%, see rank | 3.55% | 2.61% |
| Other | 407 | 0.68%, see rank | 1.43% | 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.