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Springfield Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 211,466
| Springfield Area | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 82,664 | 93.70%, see rank | 78.40% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 2,012 | 2.28%, see rank | 11.07% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,184 | 2.48%, see rank | 6.60% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 920 | 1.04%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.36% |
| Other | 441 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 210,202
| Springfield Area | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 81,795 | 93.52%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 2,144 | 2.45%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,244 | 2.57%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 831 | 0.95%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 450 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 207,990
| Springfield Area | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 81,619 | 93.79%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 2,091 | 2.40%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,194 | 2.52%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 751 | 0.86%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 369 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 206,509
| Springfield Area | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 81,904 | 94.02%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 2,010 | 2.31%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,051 | 2.35%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 818 | 0.94%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 334 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.82% | 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.