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Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 4,650,876
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,327,194 | 75.20%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 140,540 | 7.96%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 187,278 | 10.61%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 84,054 | 4.76%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 25,779 | 1.46%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 4,563,673
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,323,719 | 75.59%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 136,267 | 7.78%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 188,703 | 10.78%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 78,621 | 4.49%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 23,859 | 1.36%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 4,489,250
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,320,732 | 76.12%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 131,285 | 7.57%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 186,387 | 10.74%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 74,540 | 4.30%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 22,231 | 1.28%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 4,513,934
| Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,306,897 | 76.97%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 121,419 | 7.15%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 181,721 | 10.70%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 67,189 | 3.96%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 20,700 | 1.22%, see rank | 0.87% |
* 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.