Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Gainesville and surrounding regions

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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Gainesville and surrounding regions

Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Gainesville-Lake City, FL 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.

87.8% of people in the Gainesville-Lake City, FL CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Gainesville.

#10. German

- 867 speakers (0.23% of population)
--- 841 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 26 speakers who speak English less than very well

#9. Haitian

- 1,040 speakers (0.28% of population)
--- 709 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 331 speakers who speak English less than very well

#8. Russian

- 1,048 speakers (0.28% of population)
--- 888 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 160 speakers who speak English less than very well

#7. French (incl. Cajun)

- 1,052 speakers (0.28% of population)
--- 814 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 238 speakers who speak English less than very well

#6. Korean

- 1,078 speakers (0.29% of population)
--- 568 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 510 speakers who speak English less than very well

#5. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)

- 1,336 speakers (0.35% of population)
--- 891 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 445 speakers who speak English less than very well

#4. Vietnamese

- 1,658 speakers (0.44% of population)
--- 735 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 923 speakers who speak English less than very well

#3. Portuguese

- 1,669 speakers (0.44% of population)
--- 1,340 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 329 speakers who speak English less than very well

#2. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)

- 4,154 speakers (1.1% of population)
--- 2,416 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,738 speakers who speak English less than very well

#1. Spanish

- 23,804 speakers (6.31% of population)
--- 17,601 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 6,203 speakers who speak English less than very well

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