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Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 423,594
| Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 89,462 | 63.34%, see rank | 58.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 38,353 | 27.15%, see rank | 24.75% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,287 | 5.16%, see rank | 5.78% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,312 | 3.76%, see rank | 10.14% | 3.24% |
| Other | 833 | 0.59%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 416,051
| Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 91,313 | 64.40%, see rank | 58.93% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 37,355 | 26.34%, see rank | 24.56% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,828 | 4.82%, see rank | 5.64% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,602 | 3.95%, see rank | 9.86% | 3.14% |
| Other | 695 | 0.49%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 402,025
| Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta Area | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 91,118 | 64.85%, see rank | 59.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 36,666 | 26.10%, see rank | 24.44% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,949 | 4.95%, see rank | 5.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 4,988 | 3.55%, see rank | 9.34% | 2.95% |
| Other | 781 | 0.56%, 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.