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San Jose, CA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 986,320
| San Jose, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 134,389 | 43.27%, see rank | 57.63% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 65,905 | 21.22%, see rank | 25.11% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 24,971 | 8.04%, see rank | 5.77% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 80,716 | 25.99%, see rank | 10.40% | 3.36% |
| Other | 4,603 | 1.48%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 954,379
| San Jose, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 134,534 | 44.26%, see rank | 58.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 64,499 | 21.22%, see rank | 24.75% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 24,773 | 8.15%, see rank | 5.78% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 76,072 | 25.03%, see rank | 10.14% | 3.24% |
| Other | 4,071 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 925,300
| San Jose, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 134,894 | 44.95%, see rank | 58.93% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 64,512 | 21.50%, see rank | 24.56% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 24,449 | 8.15%, see rank | 5.64% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 72,414 | 24.13%, see rank | 9.86% | 3.14% |
| Other | 3,842 | 1.28%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 934,415
| San Jose, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 136,809 | 45.68%, see rank | 59.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 63,448 | 21.19%, see rank | 24.44% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 25,030 | 8.36%, see rank | 5.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 70,314 | 23.48%, see rank | 9.34% | 2.95% |
| Other | 3,863 | 1.29%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 894,943
| San Jose, CA | % | California | U.S. | |
| English | 138,467 | 50.10%, see rank | 62.22% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 55,396 | 20.04%, see rank | 22.40% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 21,792 | 7.88%, see rank | 5.84% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 56,642 | 20.49%, see rank | 8.55% | 2.61% |
| Other | 4,111 | 1.49%, 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.