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Alameda County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 1,559,308
| Alameda County | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 317,859 | 57.61%, see rank | 57.63% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 78,767 | 14.28%, see rank | 25.11% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 44,993 | 8.15%, see rank | 5.77% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 102,898 | 18.65%, see rank | 10.40% | 3.36% |
| Other | 7,217 | 1.31%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 1,515,136
| Alameda County | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 316,888 | 58.77%, see rank | 58.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 76,192 | 14.13%, see rank | 24.75% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 43,078 | 7.99%, see rank | 5.78% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 96,771 | 17.95%, see rank | 10.14% | 3.24% |
| Other | 6,250 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 1,477,980
| Alameda County | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 316,020 | 59.40%, see rank | 58.93% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 75,766 | 14.24%, see rank | 24.56% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 40,425 | 7.60%, see rank | 5.64% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 93,061 | 17.49%, see rank | 9.86% | 3.14% |
| Other | 6,754 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 1,457,095
| Alameda County | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 316,354 | 60.83%, see rank | 59.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 72,752 | 13.99%, see rank | 24.44% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 39,159 | 7.53%, see rank | 5.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 85,023 | 16.35%, see rank | 9.34% | 2.95% |
| Other | 6,808 | 1.31%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 1,443,741
| Alameda County | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 333,646 | 63.70%, see rank | 62.22% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 67,000 | 12.79%, see rank | 22.40% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 40,422 | 7.72%, see rank | 5.84% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 76,142 | 14.54%, see rank | 8.55% | 2.61% |
| Other | 6,577 | 1.26%, see rank | 0.99% | 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.