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Bakersfield, CA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 358,700
| Bakersfield, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 67,783 | 60.53%, see rank | 57.63% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 35,675 | 31.86%, see rank | 25.11% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,344 | 2.99%, see rank | 5.77% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 4,289 | 3.83%, see rank | 10.40% | 3.36% |
| Other | 897 | 0.80%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 347,091
| Bakersfield, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 67,715 | 61.86%, see rank | 58.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 33,300 | 30.42%, see rank | 24.75% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,423 | 3.13%, see rank | 5.78% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,974 | 3.63%, see rank | 10.14% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,058 | 0.97%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 331,868
| Bakersfield, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 65,844 | 62.32%, see rank | 58.93% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 32,077 | 30.36%, see rank | 24.56% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,106 | 2.94%, see rank | 5.64% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,547 | 3.36%, see rank | 9.86% | 3.14% |
| Other | 1,074 | 1.02%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 310,077
| Bakersfield, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 63,668 | 63.65%, see rank | 59.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 29,411 | 29.40%, see rank | 24.44% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,842 | 2.84%, see rank | 5.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,131 | 3.13%, see rank | 9.34% | 2.95% |
| Other | 975 | 0.97%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 247,057
| Bakersfield, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 59,269 | 70.90%, see rank | 62.22% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 19,575 | 23.41%, see rank | 22.40% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,166 | 2.59%, see rank | 5.84% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,108 | 2.52%, see rank | 8.55% | 2.61% |
| Other | 483 | 0.58%, 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.