Shelby County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 12,034
| Shelby County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 4,928 | 95.30%, see rank | 92.20% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 122 | 2.36%, see rank | 3.98% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 92 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.97% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 28 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.36% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 12,158
| Shelby County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 4,866 | 95.30%, see rank | 92.29% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 140 | 2.74%, see rank | 4.07% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 66 | 1.29%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 32 | 0.63%, see rank | 1.21% | 3.24% |
| Other | 2 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 12,328
| Shelby County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 4,833 | 95.33%, see rank | 92.46% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 104 | 2.05%, see rank | 3.99% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 116 | 2.29%, see rank | 2.04% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 15 | 0.30%, see rank | 1.15% | 3.14% |
| Other | 2 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 12,218
| Shelby County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 4,646 | 94.55%, see rank | 92.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 133 | 2.71%, see rank | 4.00% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 119 | 2.42%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 16 | 0.33%, see rank | 1.08% | 2.95% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 13,173
| Shelby County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 4,898 | 94.16%, see rank | 92.50% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 155 | 2.98%, see rank | 3.68% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 128 | 2.46%, see rank | 2.62% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 19 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.94% | 2.61% |
| Other | 2 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.25% | 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.