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Scranton, PA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 75,842
| Scranton, PA | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 24,506 | 84.73%, see rank | 88.50% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 2,185 | 7.55%, see rank | 4.69% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,745 | 6.03%, see rank | 4.40% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 299 | 1.03%, see rank | 1.81% | 3.36% |
| Other | 189 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 76,021
| Scranton, PA | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 25,502 | 85.88%, see rank | 88.62% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 2,052 | 6.91%, see rank | 4.58% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,715 | 5.78%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 305 | 1.03%, see rank | 1.69% | 3.24% |
| Other | 120 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 76,065
| Scranton, PA | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 26,495 | 88.08%, see rank | 88.76% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,902 | 6.32%, see rank | 4.46% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,221 | 4.06%, see rank | 4.58% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 355 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.65% | 3.14% |
| Other | 107 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 72,459
| Scranton, PA | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 26,500 | 89.88%, see rank | 89.18% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,350 | 4.58%, see rank | 4.16% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,264 | 4.29%, see rank | 4.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 287 | 0.97%, see rank | 1.50% | 2.95% |
| Other | 83 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 76,415
| Scranton, PA | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 28,253 | 90.24%, see rank | 89.23% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,062 | 3.39%, see rank | 3.71% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,715 | 5.48%, see rank | 5.35% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 139 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.23% | 2.61% |
| Other | 138 | 0.44%, 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.