Kern County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 857,730
| Kern County | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 153,551 | 59.58%, see rank | 57.63% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 89,906 | 34.88%, see rank | 25.11% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,200 | 2.02%, see rank | 5.77% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 7,490 | 2.91%, see rank | 10.40% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,590 | 0.62%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 839,153
| Kern County | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 152,590 | 60.27%, see rank | 58.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 86,674 | 34.23%, see rank | 24.75% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,298 | 2.09%, see rank | 5.78% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,839 | 2.70%, see rank | 10.14% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,777 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 815,693
| Kern County | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 150,490 | 60.67%, see rank | 58.93% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 84,361 | 34.01%, see rank | 24.56% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,679 | 1.89%, see rank | 5.64% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,718 | 2.71%, see rank | 9.86% | 3.14% |
| Other | 1,809 | 0.73%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 780,953
| Kern County | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 147,056 | 61.46%, see rank | 59.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 79,634 | 33.28%, see rank | 24.44% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,576 | 1.91%, see rank | 5.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,336 | 2.65%, see rank | 9.34% | 2.95% |
| Other | 1,675 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 661,645
| Kern County | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 140,770 | 67.42%, see rank | 62.22% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 57,550 | 27.56%, see rank | 22.40% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,563 | 2.19%, see rank | 5.84% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 4,876 | 2.34%, see rank | 8.55% | 2.61% |
| Other | 1,027 | 0.49%, 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.