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Plainfield, NJ Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 50,423
| Plainfield, NJ | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 8,496 | 58.52%, see rank | 68.83% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 5,215 | 35.92%, see rank | 14.88% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 347 | 2.39%, see rank | 9.84% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 183 | 1.26%, see rank | 4.91% | 3.36% |
| Other | 277 | 1.91%, see rank | 1.54% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 49,701
| Plainfield, NJ | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 9,662 | 64.08%, see rank | 69.64% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 4,754 | 31.53%, see rank | 14.36% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 288 | 1.91%, see rank | 9.84% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 129 | 0.86%, see rank | 4.72% | 3.24% |
| Other | 244 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.44% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 49,043
| Plainfield, NJ | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 10,749 | 66.84%, see rank | 70.53% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 4,700 | 29.23%, see rank | 13.84% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 338 | 2.10%, see rank | 9.71% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 89 | 0.55%, see rank | 4.51% | 3.14% |
| Other | 205 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 46,358
| Plainfield, NJ | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 11,003 | 67.14%, see rank | 71.12% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 4,590 | 28.01%, see rank | 13.41% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 521 | 3.18%, see rank | 9.72% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 127 | 0.77%, see rank | 4.33% | 2.95% |
| Other | 148 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 47,829
| Plainfield, NJ | % | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| English | 11,059 | 73.00%, see rank | 73.02% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 3,297 | 21.76%, see rank | 11.73% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 596 | 3.93%, see rank | 10.38% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 51 | 0.34%, see rank | 3.45% | 2.61% |
| Other | 146 | 0.96%, 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.