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Scranton, Wilkes, Barre Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 562,644
| Scranton, Wilkes, Barre Area | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 204,086 | 90.48%, see rank | 88.50% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 10,612 | 4.70%, see rank | 4.69% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,623 | 3.82%, see rank | 4.40% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,564 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.81% | 3.36% |
| Other | 680 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 563,129
| Scranton, Wilkes, Barre Area | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 207,742 | 91.04%, see rank | 88.62% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 9,626 | 4.22%, see rank | 4.58% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,790 | 3.85%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,500 | 0.66%, see rank | 1.69% | 3.24% |
| Other | 534 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 561,113
| Scranton, Wilkes, Barre Area | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 209,264 | 91.70%, see rank | 88.76% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 8,340 | 3.65%, see rank | 4.46% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,555 | 3.75%, see rank | 4.58% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,559 | 0.68%, see rank | 1.65% | 3.14% |
| Other | 478 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 548,901
| Scranton, Wilkes, Barre Area | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 212,533 | 92.65%, see rank | 89.18% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 6,757 | 2.95%, see rank | 4.16% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,355 | 3.64%, see rank | 4.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,321 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.50% | 2.95% |
| Other | 432 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.54% | 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.