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Boston, MA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 639,594
| Boston, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 159,148 | 63.35%, see rank | 75.89% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 38,506 | 15.33%, see rank | 8.35% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 30,369 | 12.09%, see rank | 10.59% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 17,977 | 7.16%, see rank | 3.83% | 3.36% |
| Other | 5,212 | 2.07%, see rank | 1.33% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 619,662
| Boston, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 159,245 | 64.03%, see rank | 76.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 36,169 | 14.54%, see rank | 8.01% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 30,544 | 12.28%, see rank | 10.83% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 17,454 | 7.02%, see rank | 3.63% | 3.24% |
| Other | 5,292 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 602,609
| Boston, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 158,052 | 64.29%, see rank | 76.85% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 35,060 | 14.26%, see rank | 7.71% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 31,323 | 12.74%, see rank | 10.81% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 16,705 | 6.79%, see rank | 3.48% | 3.14% |
| Other | 4,717 | 1.92%, see rank | 1.16% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 625,304
| Boston, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 156,954 | 66.11%, see rank | 77.66% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 31,727 | 13.36%, see rank | 7.24% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 29,927 | 12.61%, see rank | 10.81% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 14,169 | 5.97%, see rank | 3.20% | 2.95% |
| Other | 4,620 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 589,141
| Boston, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 159,498 | 66.57%, see rank | 78.83% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 30,125 | 12.57%, see rank | 6.28% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 31,852 | 13.29%, see rank | 11.36% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 14,207 | 5.93%, see rank | 2.63% | 2.61% |
| Other | 3,921 | 1.64%, see rank | 0.91% | 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.