Portland Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 66,317
| Portland | % | Maine | U.S. | |
| English | 25,726 | 85.45%, see rank | 90.47% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 775 | 2.57%, see rank | 1.24% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,803 | 5.99%, see rank | 6.98% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 709 | 2.35%, see rank | 0.76% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,094 | 3.63%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 66,235
| Portland | % | Maine | U.S. | |
| English | 26,469 | 85.83%, see rank | 89.91% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 925 | 3.00%, see rank | 1.38% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,743 | 5.65%, see rank | 7.44% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 810 | 2.63%, see rank | 0.80% | 3.24% |
| Other | 893 | 2.90%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 66,138
| Portland | % | Maine | U.S. | |
| English | 26,257 | 85.57%, see rank | 89.57% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 874 | 2.85%, see rank | 1.43% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,999 | 6.51%, see rank | 7.83% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 882 | 2.87%, see rank | 0.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 674 | 2.20%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 63,153
| Portland | % | Maine | U.S. | |
| English | 24,859 | 85.75%, see rank | 89.27% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 891 | 3.07%, see rank | 1.49% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,841 | 6.35%, see rank | 8.09% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 665 | 2.29%, see rank | 0.68% | 2.95% |
| Other | 734 | 2.53%, see rank | 0.47% | 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.