Wayne County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 16,627
| Wayne County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 6,880 | 97.63%, see rank | 78.40% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 87 | 1.23%, see rank | 11.07% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 54 | 0.77%, see rank | 6.60% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 26 | 0.37%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.36% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 16,727
| Wayne County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 6,976 | 97.90%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 62 | 0.87%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 48 | 0.67%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 40 | 0.56%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 16,846
| Wayne County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 7,003 | 97.10%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 108 | 1.50%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 86 | 1.19%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 15 | 0.21%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 16,505
| Wayne County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 7,231 | 96.96%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 103 | 1.38%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 111 | 1.49%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 13 | 0.17%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 17,151
| Wayne County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 6,920 | 96.77%, see rank | 80.34% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 148 | 2.07%, see rank | 9.59% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 42 | 0.59%, see rank | 7.06% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 33 | 0.46%, see rank | 2.27% | 2.61% |
| Other | 8 | 0.11%, 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.