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Springfield Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 626,775
| Springfield Area | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 180,291 | 76.23%, see rank | 75.89% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 34,445 | 14.56%, see rank | 8.35% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 16,801 | 7.10%, see rank | 10.59% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,601 | 1.52%, see rank | 3.83% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,374 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.33% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 694,411
| Springfield Area | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 209,306 | 78.34%, see rank | 76.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 32,745 | 12.26%, see rank | 8.01% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 19,370 | 7.25%, see rank | 10.83% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 4,089 | 1.53%, see rank | 3.63% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,650 | 0.62%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 691,119
| Springfield Area | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 210,778 | 79.01%, see rank | 76.85% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 30,401 | 11.40%, see rank | 7.71% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 19,745 | 7.40%, see rank | 10.81% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 4,255 | 1.59%, see rank | 3.48% | 3.14% |
| Other | 1,605 | 0.60%, see rank | 1.16% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 695,157
| Springfield Area | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 211,384 | 79.81%, see rank | 77.66% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 28,060 | 10.59%, see rank | 7.24% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 20,322 | 7.67%, see rank | 10.81% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,574 | 1.35%, see rank | 3.20% | 2.95% |
| Other | 1,504 | 0.57%, see rank | 1.09% | 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.