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Chicago, IL Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 2,712,608
| Chicago, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 686,261 | 66.70%, see rank | 78.40% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 204,242 | 19.85%, see rank | 11.07% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 81,837 | 7.95%, see rank | 6.60% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 40,145 | 3.90%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.36% |
| Other | 16,344 | 1.59%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 2,702,471
| Chicago, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 687,145 | 66.71%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 203,203 | 19.73%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 84,383 | 8.19%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 39,095 | 3.80%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 16,250 | 1.58%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 2,703,466
| Chicago, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 694,724 | 67.25%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 201,237 | 19.48%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 84,136 | 8.14%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 37,816 | 3.66%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 15,109 | 1.46%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 2,824,064
| Chicago, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 713,704 | 67.14%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 207,702 | 19.54%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 90,981 | 8.56%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 35,905 | 3.38%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 14,755 | 1.39%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 2,896,016
| Chicago, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 700,280 | 65.94%, see rank | 80.34% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 207,085 | 19.50%, see rank | 9.59% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 105,401 | 9.93%, see rank | 7.06% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 34,878 | 3.28%, see rank | 2.27% | 2.61% |
| Other | 14,320 | 1.35%, 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.