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Modesto Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 522,794
| Modesto Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 99,238 | 59.04%, see rank | 57.63% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 50,632 | 30.12%, see rank | 25.11% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,427 | 5.01%, see rank | 5.77% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,587 | 3.32%, see rank | 10.40% | 3.36% |
| Other | 4,206 | 2.50%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 515,115
| Modesto Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 98,121 | 59.11%, see rank | 58.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 49,016 | 29.53%, see rank | 24.75% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 9,134 | 5.50%, see rank | 5.78% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,806 | 3.50%, see rank | 10.14% | 3.24% |
| Other | 3,922 | 2.36%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 509,682
| Modesto Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 97,758 | 59.67%, see rank | 58.93% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 47,321 | 28.88%, see rank | 24.56% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 9,600 | 5.86%, see rank | 5.64% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,654 | 3.45%, see rank | 9.86% | 3.14% |
| Other | 3,508 | 2.14%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 505,165
| Modesto Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 98,051 | 61.31%, see rank | 59.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 44,441 | 27.79%, see rank | 24.44% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,945 | 5.59%, see rank | 5.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,370 | 3.36%, see rank | 9.34% | 2.95% |
| Other | 3,120 | 1.95%, 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.