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Essex County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 789,616
| Essex County | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 180,189 | 64.88%, see rank | 68.83% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 49,357 | 17.77%, see rank | 14.88% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 33,112 | 11.92%, see rank | 9.84% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 8,210 | 2.96%, see rank | 4.91% | 3.36% |
| Other | 6,877 | 2.48%, see rank | 1.54% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 783,840
| Essex County | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 180,938 | 65.21%, see rank | 69.64% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 48,098 | 17.34%, see rank | 14.36% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 33,325 | 12.01%, see rank | 9.84% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 8,379 | 3.02%, see rank | 4.72% | 3.24% |
| Other | 6,713 | 2.42%, see rank | 1.44% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 780,872
| Essex County | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 185,101 | 66.72%, see rank | 70.53% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 46,733 | 16.85%, see rank | 13.84% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 31,640 | 11.40%, see rank | 9.71% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 7,767 | 2.80%, see rank | 4.51% | 3.14% |
| Other | 6,185 | 2.23%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 771,353
| Essex County | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 185,820 | 66.67%, see rank | 71.12% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 45,721 | 16.40%, see rank | 13.41% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 33,040 | 11.85%, see rank | 9.72% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 7,707 | 2.77%, see rank | 4.33% | 2.95% |
| Other | 6,434 | 2.31%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 793,633
| Essex County | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 195,821 | 69.03%, see rank | 73.02% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 40,956 | 14.44%, see rank | 11.73% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 34,442 | 12.14%, see rank | 10.38% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,693 | 2.36%, see rank | 3.45% | 2.61% |
| Other | 5,780 | 2.04%, see rank | 1.41% | 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.