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Worcester Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 924,722
| Worcester Area | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 275,734 | 79.96%, see rank | 75.89% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 28,954 | 8.40%, see rank | 8.35% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 25,927 | 7.52%, see rank | 10.59% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 8,482 | 2.46%, see rank | 3.83% | 3.36% |
| Other | 5,745 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.33% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 799,277
| Worcester Area | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 237,942 | 79.49%, see rank | 76.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 23,680 | 7.91%, see rank | 8.01% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 25,261 | 8.44%, see rank | 10.83% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 7,550 | 2.52%, see rank | 3.63% | 3.24% |
| Other | 4,917 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 791,855
| Worcester Area | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 238,507 | 79.99%, see rank | 76.85% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 22,539 | 7.56%, see rank | 7.71% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 25,556 | 8.57%, see rank | 10.81% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 7,275 | 2.44%, see rank | 3.48% | 3.14% |
| Other | 4,285 | 1.44%, see rank | 1.16% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 795,726
| Worcester Area | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 236,109 | 80.66%, see rank | 77.66% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 20,757 | 7.09%, see rank | 7.24% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 25,252 | 8.63%, see rank | 10.81% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,801 | 2.32%, see rank | 3.20% | 2.95% |
| Other | 3,805 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.09% | 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.