Topeka Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 234,195
| Topeka Area | % | Kansas | U.S. | |
| English | 87,017 | 92.47%, see rank | 88.76% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 4,585 | 4.87%, see rank | 6.78% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,508 | 1.60%, see rank | 2.07% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 731 | 0.78%, see rank | 1.81% | 3.36% |
| Other | 259 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 233,473
| Topeka Area | % | Kansas | U.S. | |
| English | 87,798 | 92.17%, see rank | 88.85% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 4,908 | 5.15%, see rank | 6.68% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,678 | 1.76%, see rank | 2.21% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 547 | 0.57%, see rank | 1.72% | 3.24% |
| Other | 321 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 231,386
| Topeka Area | % | Kansas | U.S. | |
| English | 87,339 | 91.67%, see rank | 89.04% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 5,149 | 5.40%, see rank | 6.57% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,850 | 1.94%, see rank | 2.24% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 506 | 0.53%, see rank | 1.68% | 3.14% |
| Other | 428 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 228,761
| Topeka Area | % | Kansas | U.S. | |
| English | 87,347 | 91.78%, see rank | 89.42% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 4,925 | 5.17%, see rank | 6.29% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,909 | 2.01%, see rank | 2.26% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 587 | 0.62%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.95% |
| Other | 405 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.46% | 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.