Salem Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 396,912
| Salem Area | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 112,490 | 79.14%, see rank | 85.43% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 21,567 | 15.17%, see rank | 7.76% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,415 | 3.11%, see rank | 3.15% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,083 | 2.17%, see rank | 3.03% | 3.36% |
| Other | 581 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 390,839
| Salem Area | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 112,604 | 79.75%, see rank | 85.57% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 20,974 | 14.85%, see rank | 7.63% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,317 | 3.06%, see rank | 3.24% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,813 | 1.99%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.24% |
| Other | 492 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 383,639
| Salem Area | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 112,425 | 80.04%, see rank | 85.67% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 20,824 | 14.83%, see rank | 7.68% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,056 | 2.89%, see rank | 3.27% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,703 | 1.92%, see rank | 2.83% | 3.14% |
| Other | 455 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 384,379
| Salem Area | % | Oregon | U.S. | |
| English | 110,611 | 80.50%, see rank | 85.81% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 19,985 | 14.54%, see rank | 7.60% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,884 | 2.83%, see rank | 3.35% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,578 | 1.88%, see rank | 2.70% | 2.95% |
| Other | 353 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.54% | 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.