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Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 3,557,037
| Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Area | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 1,064,006 | 77.01%, see rank | 80.98% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 84,553 | 6.12%, see rank | 7.43% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 84,127 | 6.09%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 125,972 | 9.12%, see rank | 5.96% | 3.36% |
| Other | 22,949 | 1.66%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 3,453,748
| Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Area | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 1,060,481 | 77.72%, see rank | 81.43% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 82,747 | 6.06%, see rank | 7.33% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 79,272 | 5.81%, see rank | 4.47% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 121,357 | 8.89%, see rank | 5.77% | 3.24% |
| Other | 20,578 | 1.51%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 3,356,089
| Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Area | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 1,055,957 | 78.72%, see rank | 81.97% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 78,899 | 5.88%, see rank | 7.22% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 74,657 | 5.57%, see rank | 4.37% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 113,943 | 8.49%, see rank | 5.54% | 3.14% |
| Other | 18,006 | 1.34%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 3,306,836
| Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Area | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 1,050,169 | 79.68%, see rank | 82.63% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 73,263 | 5.56%, see rank | 6.85% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 72,767 | 5.52%, see rank | 4.38% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 104,905 | 7.96%, see rank | 5.26% | 2.95% |
| Other | 16,847 | 1.28%, see rank | 0.87% | 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.