in 2008, approximately 83.3% of the population five years and older spoke only english at home, which is roughly 4,125,000 people. over 436,000 people (8.8%) spoke spanish at home, giving metro atlanta the 15th highest number of spanish speakers among american metropolitan areas (msas). over 193,000 people (3.9%) spoke other indo-european languages at home. people who speak an asian language at home numbered over 137,000 and made up 2.8% of the population.