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San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 1,898,457
| San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 300,912 | 47.63%, see rank | 57.63% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 108,908 | 17.24%, see rank | 25.11% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 63,737 | 10.09%, see rank | 5.77% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 149,764 | 23.70%, see rank | 10.40% | 3.36% |
| Other | 8,514 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 1,843,860
| San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 302,434 | 48.68%, see rank | 58.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 107,614 | 17.32%, see rank | 24.75% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 60,865 | 9.80%, see rank | 5.78% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 142,635 | 22.96%, see rank | 10.14% | 3.24% |
| Other | 7,747 | 1.25%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 1,793,888
| San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 303,395 | 49.45%, see rank | 58.93% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 107,176 | 17.47%, see rank | 24.56% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 59,070 | 9.63%, see rank | 5.64% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 136,062 | 22.18%, see rank | 9.86% | 3.14% |
| Other | 7,856 | 1.28%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 1,784,130
| San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 303,700 | 50.44%, see rank | 59.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 103,938 | 17.26%, see rank | 24.44% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 58,392 | 9.70%, see rank | 5.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 128,552 | 21.35%, see rank | 9.34% | 2.95% |
| Other | 7,513 | 1.25%, 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.