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Columbia, SC Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 131,331
| Columbia, SC | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 41,267 | 91.72%, see rank | 92.57% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,706 | 3.79%, see rank | 4.28% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,092 | 2.43%, see rank | 1.89% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 721 | 1.60%, see rank | 1.00% | 3.36% |
| Other | 206 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 129,757
| Columbia, SC | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 42,127 | 92.36%, see rank | 92.56% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,697 | 3.72%, see rank | 4.29% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 941 | 2.06%, see rank | 1.94% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 668 | 1.46%, see rank | 0.98% | 3.24% |
| Other | 177 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 127,605
| Columbia, SC | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 43,054 | 92.44%, see rank | 92.62% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,450 | 3.11%, see rank | 4.30% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,145 | 2.46%, see rank | 1.91% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 716 | 1.54%, see rank | 0.92% | 3.14% |
| Other | 210 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 126,193
| Columbia, SC | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 43,390 | 92.84%, see rank | 92.94% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,337 | 2.86%, see rank | 4.00% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,146 | 2.45%, see rank | 1.92% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 646 | 1.38%, see rank | 0.89% | 2.95% |
| Other | 216 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 116,278
| Columbia, SC | % | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 37,782 | 90.04%, see rank | 92.58% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,876 | 4.47%, see rank | 3.95% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,501 | 3.58%, see rank | 2.46% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 657 | 1.57%, see rank | 0.81% | 2.61% |
| Other | 144 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.20% | 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.