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San Francisco, CA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 829,072
| San Francisco, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 198,887 | 57.02%, see rank | 57.63% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 35,434 | 10.16%, see rank | 25.11% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 29,300 | 8.40%, see rank | 5.77% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 81,184 | 23.27%, see rank | 10.40% | 3.36% |
| Other | 4,027 | 1.15%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 807,755
| San Francisco, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 194,917 | 57.19%, see rank | 58.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 34,119 | 10.01%, see rank | 24.75% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 29,269 | 8.59%, see rank | 5.78% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 79,092 | 23.21%, see rank | 10.14% | 3.24% |
| Other | 3,442 | 1.01%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 789,172
| San Francisco, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 193,303 | 57.54%, see rank | 58.93% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 34,122 | 10.16%, see rank | 24.56% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 28,665 | 8.53%, see rank | 5.64% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 76,773 | 22.85%, see rank | 9.86% | 3.14% |
| Other | 3,093 | 0.92%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 797,271
| San Francisco, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 192,379 | 59.34%, see rank | 59.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 32,141 | 9.91%, see rank | 24.44% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 27,734 | 8.55%, see rank | 5.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 68,831 | 21.23%, see rank | 9.34% | 2.95% |
| Other | 3,100 | 0.96%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 776,733
| San Francisco, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 191,968 | 58.20%, see rank | 62.22% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 33,927 | 10.29%, see rank | 22.40% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 29,061 | 8.81%, see rank | 5.84% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 71,205 | 21.59%, see rank | 8.55% | 2.61% |
| Other | 3,689 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.99% | 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.