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Salinas Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 424,927
| Salinas Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 64,676 | 51.69%, see rank | 57.63% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 48,494 | 38.76%, see rank | 25.11% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,521 | 3.61%, see rank | 5.77% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,460 | 5.16%, see rank | 10.40% | 3.36% |
| Other | 964 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 416,199
| Salinas Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 66,005 | 52.75%, see rank | 58.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 47,152 | 37.68%, see rank | 24.75% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,457 | 3.56%, see rank | 5.78% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,625 | 5.29%, see rank | 10.14% | 3.24% |
| Other | 884 | 0.71%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 407,435
| Salinas Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 66,393 | 53.13%, see rank | 58.93% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 45,755 | 36.61%, see rank | 24.56% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,129 | 4.10%, see rank | 5.64% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,755 | 5.41%, see rank | 9.86% | 3.14% |
| Other | 931 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 404,922
| Salinas Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 67,327 | 53.71%, see rank | 59.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 44,706 | 35.66%, see rank | 24.44% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,496 | 4.38%, see rank | 5.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,908 | 5.51%, see rank | 9.34% | 2.95% |
| Other | 923 | 0.74%, see rank | 1.00% | 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.