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New Bedford, MA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 94,873
| New Bedford, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 23,412 | 59.90%, see rank | 75.89% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 4,883 | 12.49%, see rank | 8.35% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 10,447 | 26.73%, see rank | 10.59% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 262 | 0.67%, see rank | 3.83% | 3.36% |
| Other | 84 | 0.21%, see rank | 1.33% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 94,952
| New Bedford, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 23,206 | 59.26%, see rank | 76.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 4,744 | 12.11%, see rank | 8.01% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 10,835 | 27.67%, see rank | 10.83% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 289 | 0.74%, see rank | 3.63% | 3.24% |
| Other | 85 | 0.22%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 94,945
| New Bedford, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 23,124 | 59.71%, see rank | 76.85% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 4,058 | 10.48%, see rank | 7.71% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 11,156 | 28.81%, see rank | 10.81% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 324 | 0.84%, see rank | 3.48% | 3.14% |
| Other | 67 | 0.17%, see rank | 1.16% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 91,339
| New Bedford, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 22,122 | 59.83%, see rank | 77.66% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 3,673 | 9.93%, see rank | 7.24% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 10,792 | 29.19%, see rank | 10.81% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 324 | 0.88%, see rank | 3.20% | 2.95% |
| Other | 66 | 0.18%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 93,768
| New Bedford, MA | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 22,524 | 58.90%, see rank | 78.83% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 2,894 | 7.57%, see rank | 6.28% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 12,526 | 32.76%, see rank | 11.36% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 200 | 0.52%, see rank | 2.63% | 2.61% |
| Other | 96 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.91% | 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.