Portland, OR Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 602,568
| Portland, OR | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 205,560 | 81.51%, see rank | 85.43% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 17,537 | 6.95%, see rank | 7.76% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 11,928 | 4.73%, see rank | 3.15% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 13,947 | 5.53%, see rank | 3.03% | 3.36% |
| Other | 3,213 | 1.27%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 585,888
| Portland, OR | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 203,988 | 82.07%, see rank | 85.57% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 16,455 | 6.62%, see rank | 7.63% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 11,880 | 4.78%, see rank | 3.24% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 13,260 | 5.33%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.24% |
| Other | 2,966 | 1.19%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 566,686
| Portland, OR | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 201,651 | 82.37%, see rank | 85.67% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 15,617 | 6.38%, see rank | 7.68% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 12,538 | 5.12%, see rank | 3.27% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 12,484 | 5.10%, see rank | 2.83% | 3.14% |
| Other | 2,513 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 548,988
| Portland, OR | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 194,537 | 82.60%, see rank | 85.81% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 15,507 | 6.58%, see rank | 7.60% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 12,338 | 5.24%, see rank | 3.35% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 10,730 | 4.56%, see rank | 2.70% | 2.95% |
| Other | 2,396 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 529,121
| Portland, OR | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 187,219 | 83.58%, see rank | 86.73% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 12,508 | 5.58%, see rank | 6.73% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 12,022 | 5.37%, see rank | 3.55% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 10,357 | 4.62%, see rank | 2.45% | 2.61% |
| Other | 1,881 | 0.84%, see rank | 0.53% | 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.