Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Altoona and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Altoona and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Altoona-Huntingdon, PA CSA using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Languages are ranked by the percent of households that primarily speak the language at home according to 2020 estimates. Combined statistical areas are designated by the Office of Management and Budget and include multiple metropolitan and micropolitan areas in the same region.
96.9% of people in the Altoona-Huntingdon, PA CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Altoona.
#10. Russian
- 64 speakers (0.04% of population)
--- 45 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 19 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 45 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 19 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Haitian
- 75 speakers (0.05% of population)
--- 75 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 0 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 75 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 0 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. Arabic
- 93 speakers (0.06% of population)
--- 52 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 41 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 52 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 41 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. French (incl. Cajun)
- 182 speakers (0.11% of population)
--- 153 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 29 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 153 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 29 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. Italian
- 234 speakers (0.15% of population)
--- 179 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 55 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 179 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 55 speakers who speak English less than very well
#5. Vietnamese
- 356 speakers (0.22% of population)
--- 10 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 346 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 10 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 346 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 439 speakers (0.28% of population)
--- 206 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 233 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 206 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 233 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. German
- 660 speakers (0.41% of population)
--- 602 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 58 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 602 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 58 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or other West Germanic languages
- 953 speakers (0.6% of population)
--- 640 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 313 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 640 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 313 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 1,194 speakers (0.75% of population)
--- 784 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 410 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 784 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 410 speakers who speak English less than very well
