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Washington Micro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 47,587
| Washington Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 17,474 | 92.48%, see rank | 89.22% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,105 | 5.85%, see rank | 6.56% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 239 | 1.26%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 36 | 0.19%, see rank | 1.55% | 3.36% |
| Other | 40 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 47,542
| Washington Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 18,433 | 93.67%, see rank | 89.42% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 997 | 5.07%, see rank | 6.45% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 162 | 0.82%, see rank | 2.16% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 47 | 0.24%, see rank | 1.46% | 3.24% |
| Other | 40 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 47,185
| Washington Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 18,871 | 94.08%, see rank | 89.72% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 893 | 4.45%, see rank | 6.29% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 169 | 0.84%, see rank | 2.14% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 52 | 0.26%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 74 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 45,993
| Washington Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 18,476 | 95.99%, see rank | 90.19% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 582 | 3.02%, see rank | 5.92% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 128 | 0.67%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 15 | 0.08%, see rank | 1.30% | 2.95% |
| Other | 47 | 0.24%, 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.