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Philadelphia, PA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 1,546,920
| Philadelphia, PA | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 451,125 | 77.74%, see rank | 88.50% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 58,741 | 10.12%, see rank | 4.69% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 35,962 | 6.20%, see rank | 4.40% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 25,960 | 4.47%, see rank | 1.81% | 3.36% |
| Other | 8,509 | 1.47%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 1,525,811
| Philadelphia, PA | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 453,260 | 78.08%, see rank | 88.62% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 57,274 | 9.87%, see rank | 4.58% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 37,188 | 6.41%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 25,132 | 4.33%, see rank | 1.69% | 3.24% |
| Other | 7,655 | 1.32%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 1,504,950
| Philadelphia, PA | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 449,447 | 78.23%, see rank | 88.76% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 56,632 | 9.86%, see rank | 4.46% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 37,112 | 6.46%, see rank | 4.58% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 24,185 | 4.21%, see rank | 1.65% | 3.14% |
| Other | 7,112 | 1.24%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 1,531,112
| Philadelphia, PA | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 447,526 | 78.97%, see rank | 89.18% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 53,172 | 9.38%, see rank | 4.16% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 37,949 | 6.70%, see rank | 4.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 21,210 | 3.74%, see rank | 1.50% | 2.95% |
| Other | 6,840 | 1.21%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 1,517,550
| Philadelphia, PA | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 472,490 | 80.04%, see rank | 89.23% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 49,372 | 8.36%, see rank | 3.71% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 44,319 | 7.51%, see rank | 5.35% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 18,236 | 3.09%, see rank | 1.23% | 2.61% |
| Other | 5,866 | 0.99%, see rank | 0.48% | 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.