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Paterson, NJ Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 146,341
| Paterson, NJ | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 17,156 | 39.47%, see rank | 68.83% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 22,758 | 52.36%, see rank | 14.88% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,085 | 4.80%, see rank | 9.84% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 496 | 1.14%, see rank | 4.91% | 3.36% |
| Other | 967 | 2.22%, see rank | 1.54% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 145,655
| Paterson, NJ | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 17,362 | 39.80%, see rank | 69.64% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 22,339 | 51.21%, see rank | 14.36% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,356 | 5.40%, see rank | 9.84% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 632 | 1.45%, see rank | 4.72% | 3.24% |
| Other | 930 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.44% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 145,836
| Paterson, NJ | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 18,337 | 40.95%, see rank | 70.53% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 22,568 | 50.40%, see rank | 13.84% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,232 | 4.98%, see rank | 9.71% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 855 | 1.91%, see rank | 4.51% | 3.14% |
| Other | 783 | 1.75%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 145,744
| Paterson, NJ | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 18,325 | 40.85%, see rank | 71.12% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 22,585 | 50.35%, see rank | 13.41% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,268 | 5.06%, see rank | 9.72% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 807 | 1.80%, see rank | 4.33% | 2.95% |
| Other | 871 | 1.94%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 149,222
| Paterson, NJ | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 20,335 | 45.43%, see rank | 73.02% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 20,185 | 45.10%, see rank | 11.73% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,810 | 6.28%, see rank | 10.38% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 536 | 1.20%, see rank | 3.45% | 2.61% |
| Other | 894 | 2.00%, see rank | 1.41% | 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.