Sterling, IL Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 15,208
| Sterling, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 5,157 | 87.38%, see rank | 78.40% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 681 | 11.54%, see rank | 11.07% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 41 | 0.69%, see rank | 6.60% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 17 | 0.29%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.36% |
| Other | 6 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 15,367
| Sterling, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 5,193 | 86.48%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 691 | 11.51%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 105 | 1.75%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 8 | 0.13%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 8 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 15,450
| Sterling, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 5,133 | 83.74%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 793 | 12.94%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 191 | 3.12%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 13 | 0.21%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 15,128
| Sterling, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 5,263 | 83.75%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 819 | 13.03%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 190 | 3.02%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 12 | 0.19%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 15,451
| Sterling, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 5,335 | 85.48%, see rank | 80.34% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 764 | 12.24%, see rank | 9.59% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 93 | 1.49%, see rank | 7.06% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 35 | 0.56%, see rank | 2.27% | 2.61% |
| Other | 14 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.74% | 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.