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Preston County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 33,720
| Preston County | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 12,445 | 98.69%, see rank | 96.75% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 53 | 0.42%, see rank | 1.43% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 90 | 0.71%, see rank | 1.07% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 17 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.54% | 3.36% |
| Other | 5 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 33,471
| Preston County | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 12,549 | 98.19%, see rank | 96.69% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 77 | 0.60%, see rank | 1.45% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 107 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.12% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 25 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.50% | 3.24% |
| Other | 22 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 32,976
| Preston County | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 12,613 | 98.16%, see rank | 96.75% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 82 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.49% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 118 | 0.92%, see rank | 1.07% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 24 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.46% | 3.14% |
| Other | 13 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 30,178
| Preston County | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 11,626 | 97.32%, see rank | 96.66% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 174 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.47% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 122 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.16% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 15 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.51% | 2.95% |
| Other | 9 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 29,334
| Preston County | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 11,156 | 96.58%, see rank | 95.54% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 164 | 1.42%, see rank | 1.78% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 216 | 1.87%, see rank | 2.00% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 8 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.46% | 2.61% |
| Other | 7 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.22% | 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.