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Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 12,861,864
| Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 2,038,959 | 48.45%, see rank | 58.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,301,228 | 30.92%, see rank | 24.75% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 290,435 | 6.90%, see rank | 5.78% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 523,657 | 12.44%, see rank | 10.14% | 3.24% |
| Other | 54,498 | 1.29%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 12,723,781
| Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 2,064,507 | 49.13%, see rank | 58.93% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,296,959 | 30.86%, see rank | 24.56% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 280,592 | 6.68%, see rank | 5.64% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 508,090 | 12.09%, see rank | 9.86% | 3.14% |
| Other | 52,244 | 1.24%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 12,762,126
| Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 2,064,692 | 49.72%, see rank | 59.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,291,330 | 31.10%, see rank | 24.44% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 272,844 | 6.57%, see rank | 5.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 471,348 | 11.35%, see rank | 9.34% | 2.95% |
| Other | 52,053 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.00% | 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.