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Springfield, IL Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 116,815
| Springfield, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 46,820 | 92.29%, see rank | 78.40% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,164 | 2.29%, see rank | 11.07% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,642 | 3.24%, see rank | 6.60% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 708 | 1.40%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.36% |
| Other | 398 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 115,982
| Springfield, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 46,612 | 92.96%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,137 | 2.27%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,441 | 2.87%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 598 | 1.19%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 354 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 115,121
| Springfield, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 46,875 | 93.00%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,270 | 2.52%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,378 | 2.73%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 638 | 1.27%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 244 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 116,871
| Springfield, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 47,812 | 93.02%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,377 | 2.68%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,310 | 2.55%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 648 | 1.26%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 255 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 111,454
| Springfield, IL | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 45,842 | 94.03%, see rank | 80.34% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,000 | 2.05%, see rank | 9.59% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,248 | 2.56%, see rank | 7.06% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 476 | 0.98%, see rank | 2.27% | 2.61% |
| Other | 187 | 0.38%, 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.