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Asheville Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 433,204
| Asheville Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 168,103 | 92.47%, see rank | 89.22% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 8,800 | 4.84%, see rank | 6.56% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,298 | 1.81%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,152 | 0.63%, see rank | 1.55% | 3.36% |
| Other | 440 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 425,219
| Asheville Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 167,174 | 92.32%, see rank | 89.42% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 8,615 | 4.76%, see rank | 6.45% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,763 | 2.08%, see rank | 2.16% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,200 | 0.66%, see rank | 1.46% | 3.24% |
| Other | 323 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 416,276
| Asheville Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 164,468 | 91.95%, see rank | 89.72% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 8,580 | 4.80%, see rank | 6.29% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,238 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.14% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,202 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 377 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 402,964
| Asheville Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 158,889 | 92.48%, see rank | 90.19% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 7,521 | 4.38%, see rank | 5.92% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,940 | 2.29%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,190 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.30% | 2.95% |
| Other | 266 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.46% | 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.