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Jersey City, NJ Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 255,861
| Jersey City, NJ | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 45,263 | 46.84%, see rank | 68.83% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 22,161 | 22.93%, see rank | 14.88% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 13,969 | 14.46%, see rank | 9.84% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 11,476 | 11.88%, see rank | 4.91% | 3.36% |
| Other | 3,765 | 3.90%, see rank | 1.54% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 248,435
| Jersey City, NJ | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 44,970 | 47.11%, see rank | 69.64% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 22,504 | 23.58%, see rank | 14.36% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 13,548 | 14.19%, see rank | 9.84% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 10,988 | 11.51%, see rank | 4.72% | 3.24% |
| Other | 3,443 | 3.61%, see rank | 1.44% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 243,257
| Jersey City, NJ | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 44,707 | 48.06%, see rank | 70.53% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 21,811 | 23.45%, see rank | 13.84% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 12,641 | 13.59%, see rank | 9.71% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 10,475 | 11.26%, see rank | 4.51% | 3.14% |
| Other | 3,392 | 3.65%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 239,127
| Jersey City, NJ | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 47,055 | 50.64%, see rank | 71.12% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 21,839 | 23.50%, see rank | 13.41% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 11,431 | 12.30%, see rank | 9.72% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 9,105 | 9.80%, see rank | 4.33% | 2.95% |
| Other | 3,499 | 3.77%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 240,055
| Jersey City, NJ | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 44,126 | 49.79%, see rank | 73.02% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 21,803 | 24.60%, see rank | 11.73% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 11,307 | 12.76%, see rank | 10.38% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 8,153 | 9.20%, see rank | 3.45% | 2.61% |
| Other | 3,228 | 3.64%, 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.