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San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 4,466,251
| San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 985,793 | 60.02%, see rank | 57.63% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 229,897 | 14.00%, see rank | 25.11% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 129,361 | 7.88%, see rank | 5.77% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 278,020 | 16.93%, see rank | 10.40% | 3.36% |
| Other | 19,395 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 4,348,880
| San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 981,591 | 60.83%, see rank | 58.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 222,677 | 13.80%, see rank | 24.75% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 128,153 | 7.94%, see rank | 5.78% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 263,756 | 16.34%, see rank | 10.14% | 3.24% |
| Other | 17,507 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 4,244,889
| San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 980,813 | 61.51%, see rank | 58.93% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 218,229 | 13.69%, see rank | 24.56% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 124,051 | 7.78%, see rank | 5.64% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 253,662 | 15.91%, see rank | 9.86% | 3.14% |
| Other | 17,799 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 4,218,534
| San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 978,439 | 62.62%, see rank | 59.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 210,176 | 13.45%, see rank | 24.44% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 121,606 | 7.78%, see rank | 5.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 234,467 | 15.01%, see rank | 9.34% | 2.95% |
| Other | 17,875 | 1.14%, 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.