Decatur, AL Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 55,641
| Decatur, AL | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 19,739 | 89.70%, see rank | 94.21% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,898 | 8.62%, see rank | 3.33% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 286 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.29% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 58 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.92% | 3.36% |
| Other | 25 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 55,664
| Decatur, AL | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 20,359 | 91.11%, see rank | 94.27% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,636 | 7.32%, see rank | 3.36% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 251 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.27% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 66 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.86% | 3.24% |
| Other | 34 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 55,253
| Decatur, AL | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 20,535 | 91.31%, see rank | 94.39% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,669 | 7.42%, see rank | 3.27% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 190 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.26% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 84 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.84% | 3.14% |
| Other | 11 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 55,387
| Decatur, AL | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 21,351 | 92.82%, see rank | 94.82% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,356 | 5.90%, see rank | 2.89% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 147 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.26% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 116 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.78% | 2.95% |
| Other | 32 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 53,929
| Decatur, AL | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 20,271 | 92.94%, see rank | 94.23% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,040 | 4.77%, see rank | 3.08% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 369 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.82% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 90 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.65% | 2.61% |
| Other | 42 | 0.19%, 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.