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Washington, Arlington, Alexandria Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 5,863,608
| Washington, Arlington, Alexandria Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,545,581 | 73.16%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 217,783 | 10.31%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 155,914 | 7.38%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 128,307 | 6.07%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 64,966 | 3.08%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 5,603,696
| Washington, Arlington, Alexandria Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,509,525 | 73.51%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 210,264 | 10.24%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 150,138 | 7.31%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 123,953 | 6.04%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 59,642 | 2.90%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 5,416,691
| Washington, Arlington, Alexandria Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,491,971 | 74.06%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 204,829 | 10.17%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 142,646 | 7.08%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 120,721 | 5.99%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 54,300 | 2.70%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 5,332,297
| Washington, Arlington, Alexandria Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,475,842 | 75.01%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 192,704 | 9.79%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 135,896 | 6.91%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 111,963 | 5.69%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 51,003 | 2.59%, 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.