Language Use Data
The U.S. Census Bureau collects language data annually in the American Community...statistics on English usage and language spoken at home for the U.S., states, counties...The U.S. Census Bureau collects language data annually in the American Community...statistics on English usage and language spoken at home for the U.S., states, counties
https://www.census.gov/topics/population/language-use/data.html
Language Use
...382 language categories that represent the most commonly spoken languages at...at home other than English....determination. Information about languages spoken at home and English-speaking ability...Justice, Civil Rights Division web site at Introduction to FederalVoting Rights
https://www.census.gov/data/academy/resources/one-pagers/language-use.html
Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over: 2017-2021
...multi-year data are used to list all languages spoken in the United States that were...package titled “Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English...multi-year data are used to list all languages spoken in the United States that were
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/language-use/2017-2021-lang-tables.html
How Native North American Language Use Changed in the United States
...package reveals how over 500 languages spoken at home changed from 2013 to 2021...5 and older spoke a language other than English at home in 2021, according to...Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. The new language tables update a 2015 table package
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2025/06/native-american-language-use.html
Top Languages Other than English Spoken in 1980 and Changes in Relative Rank, 1990-2010
Census Bureau looks at the most commonly spoken languages other than English...1980, the five most commonly spoken languages other than English were Spanish...Spanish was still the most widely spoken language after English but it was followed
https://www.census.gov/dataviz/visualizations/045/
Language Use in the United States: 2019
This report presents data on languages spoken in the United States by people...English is the most common language spoken at home in the United States, with...number of people speaking only English at home has increased steadily; however, there
https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2022/acs/acs-50.html
SIS High School Map: Understanding the U.S. Population
...students. It includes data on languages spoken at home, median income, and population...students. It includes data on languages spoken at home, median income, and population
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/2020census/2020-resources/2020-maps/understanding-us-pop-hs.html
What Languages Do We Speak in the United States?
...of people who spoke a language other than English at home nearly tripled from...United States who spoke a language other than English at home nearly tripled from...a recent U.S. Census Bureau report. At the same time, the number of people who
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/12/languages-we-speak-in-united-states.html
Language Spoken at Home for the Citizen Population: 2000
Four language groups are shown: Spanish or Spanish Creole, Other Indo-European...3 unweighted speakers of a given language group in different households.
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2000/dec/stp-194.html
About Language Use in the U.S. Population
...Language use, English-speaking ability, and data on limited English-speaking...Survey (ACS). Very well Well Not well Not at all Federal agencies, organizations,...is the only language spoken in the home. However, many languages other than English...English are spoken in homes across the country. Data on speakers of languages other
https://www.census.gov/topics/population/language-use/about.html
Language Statistics: ACS (2013)
Counts of speakers for 380 languages/language groups with count in each group...package titled "Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English...population and 25,000 or more speakers of languages other than English and Spanish core-based
https://www.census.gov/data/developers/data-sets/language-stats.html
Language Spoken at Home for the Population 5 Years and Over: 2000
Detailed languages are shown for each geographic area if there are 3 unweighted...unweighted speakers of a given language group in different households. Geographic
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2000/dec/stp-224.html
Examining Multilingualism in the United States Using ACS Language Write-ins
...text-processing algorithm to reclassify ACS language write-ins and analyze differences...Statistics on language use in the United States are available through the American...whether they speak a language other than English (LOTE) at home. Currently, LOTE
https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2026/demo/sehsd-wp2026-02.html
Teachers’ Guide to Data Access Tools for Students
...use key demographic and economic data at the state, metro, county, city, ZIP code...detailed categories, such as languages spoken at home, the number of grandparents...use of this tool on the SIS website at www.census.gov/schools. With This Tool...detailed categories, such as languages spoken at home, the number of grandparents
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/programs-surveys/sis/resources/guide-to-tools.pdf
Comparing Social Characteristics Between Census 2000 and the ACS
...such as nativity, place of birth, language, and ancestry....nativity, place of birth, language spoken at home, and ancestry. The comparisons...feasible it was to collect long form data at the same time as a Census was being conducted
https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2003/acs/2003_Raglin_01.html
Geographic Comparison Tables | American Community Survey | U.S. Census Bureau
Speak a Language Other Than English at Home Language Spoken at Home and Ability...Over Who Speak Spanish at Home Language Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English
https://www.census.gov/acs/www/data/data-tables-and-tools/geographic-comparison-tables/
New York City's Household Income at $49,461 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
New York City's Household Income at $49,461 in 2011, American Community Survey...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected...median value for an owner-occupied home was $490,900. In the nation as a whole
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r01.html
Phoenix's Household Income at $43,960 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Phoenix's Household Income at $43,960 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected...median value for an owner-occupied home was $137,500. In the nation as a whole
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r06.html
Memphis Household Income at $34,960 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Memphis Household Income at $34,960 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected...median value for an owner-occupied home was $96,000. In the nation as a whole
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r20.html
District of Columbia's Household Income at $63,124 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
District of Columbia's Household Income at $63,124 in 2011, American Community Survey...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected...median value for an owner-occupied home was $422,400. In the nation as a whole
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r25.html
Fort Worth's Household Income at $47,399 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Fort Worth's Household Income at $47,399 in 2011, American Community Survey...median value for an owner-occupied home in Fort Worth in 2011 was signficantly...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r16.html
Boston's Household Income at $49,081 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Boston's Household Income at $49,081 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows...median value for an owner-occupied home in Boston in 2011 was significantly...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r21.html
Dallas' Household Income at $40,585 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Dallas' Household Income at $40,585 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected...median value for an owner-occupied home was $122,800. In the nation as a whole
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r09.html
Jacksonville's Household Income at $44,802 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Jacksonville's Household Income at $44,802 in 2011, American Community Survey...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected...median value for an owner-occupied home was $141,200. In the nation as a whole
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r11.html
Austin's Household Income at $49,987 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Austin's Household Income at $49,987 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected...median value for an owner-occupied home was $217,700, compared with the value
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r13.html
Charlotte Household Income at $50,177 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Charlotte Household Income at $50,177 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected...median value for an owner-occupied home was $167,400. In the nation as a whole
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r17.html
Indianapolis' Household Income at $39,015 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Indianapolis' Household Income at $39,015 in 2011, American Community Survey...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected...median value for an owner-occupied home was $116,300. In the nation as a whole
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r12.html
Baltimore's Household Income at $38,721 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Baltimore's Household Income at $38,721 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected...median value for an owner-occupied home was $154,400. In the nation as a whole
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r24.html
Houston's Household Income at $42,877 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Houston's Household Income at $42,877 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected...median value for an owner-occupied home was $122,100. In the nation as a whole
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r04.html
Chicago's Household Income at $43,628 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Chicago's Household Income at $43,628 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected...median value for an owner-occupied home was $228,300. In the nation as a whole
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r03.html
Philadelphia's Household Income at $34,207 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Philadelphia's Household Income at $34,207 in 2011, American Community Survey...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected...median value for an owner-occupied home was $142,000. In the nation as a whole
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r05.html
Denver's Household Income at $47,371 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Denver's Household Income at $47,371 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows...median value for an owner-occupied home in Denver in 2011 was significantly...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r23.html
San Francisco's Household Income at $69,894 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
San Francisco's Household Income at $69,894 in 2011, American Community Survey...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected...median value for an owner-occupied home was $719,800, compared with the $173
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r14.html
Detroit Household Income at $25,193 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Detroit Household Income at $25,193 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected...median value for an owner-occupied home was $50,200. In the nation as a whole
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r18.html
San Diego's Household Income at $60,797 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
San Diego's Household Income at $60,797 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected...median value for an owner-occupied home was $429,200. In the nation as a whole
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r08.html
El Paso Household Income at $40,702 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows - American Community Survey (ACS) - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
El Paso Household Income at $40,702 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows...housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected...median value for an owner-occupied home was $120,200. In the nation as a whole
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-r19.html