 As of 2010, 81.80% of all residents spoke English as their first language, while 14.34% spoke Spanish, 0.70% French Creole (mostly Haitian Creole,) and 0.51% of the population spoke French as their mother language.In total, 18.20% of the population spoke languages other than English as their primary language.Polk County's economy is supported by a workforce of over 275,000 in 2010.