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Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 1,697,898
| Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 556,036 | 88.69%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 30,466 | 4.86%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 18,670 | 2.98%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 18,035 | 2.88%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 3,767 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 1,674,571
| Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 553,758 | 89.22%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 27,682 | 4.46%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 18,598 | 3.00%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 17,385 | 2.80%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 3,211 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 1,663,070
| Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 554,760 | 89.36%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 27,934 | 4.50%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 18,522 | 2.98%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 16,527 | 2.66%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 3,090 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 1,669,614
| Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 561,090 | 89.79%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 25,717 | 4.12%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 19,420 | 3.11%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 15,849 | 2.54%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 2,829 | 0.45%, see rank | 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.