Merced Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 261,609
| Merced Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 36,132 | 47.22%, see rank | 57.63% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 32,414 | 42.36%, see rank | 25.11% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,435 | 5.80%, see rank | 5.77% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,386 | 4.43%, see rank | 10.40% | 3.36% |
| Other | 149 | 0.19%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 256,398
| Merced Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 34,975 | 46.95%, see rank | 58.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 31,399 | 42.15%, see rank | 24.75% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,726 | 6.34%, see rank | 5.78% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,242 | 4.35%, see rank | 10.14% | 3.24% |
| Other | 154 | 0.21%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 250,699
| Merced Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 35,200 | 47.84%, see rank | 58.93% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 30,402 | 41.31%, see rank | 24.56% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,619 | 6.28%, see rank | 5.64% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,175 | 4.31%, see rank | 9.86% | 3.14% |
| Other | 190 | 0.26%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 242,235
| Merced Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 36,008 | 49.24%, see rank | 59.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 29,365 | 40.16%, see rank | 24.44% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,561 | 6.24%, see rank | 5.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,918 | 3.99%, see rank | 9.34% | 2.95% |
| Other | 276 | 0.38%, 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.