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New York, NY Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 8,354,889
| New York, NY | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 1,582,068 | 51.10%, see rank | 69.43% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 739,701 | 23.89%, see rank | 14.40% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 442,616 | 14.30%, see rank | 9.95% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 252,829 | 8.17%, see rank | 4.67% | 3.36% |
| Other | 78,717 | 2.54%, see rank | 1.55% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 8,199,221
| New York, NY | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 1,574,203 | 51.39%, see rank | 69.65% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 730,335 | 23.84%, see rank | 14.23% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 440,055 | 14.36%, see rank | 10.07% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 244,761 | 7.99%, see rank | 4.55% | 3.24% |
| Other | 74,039 | 2.42%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 8,078,471
| New York, NY | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 1,585,677 | 52.04%, see rank | 70.09% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 720,188 | 23.63%, see rank | 14.00% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 434,688 | 14.26%, see rank | 10.07% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 235,995 | 7.74%, see rank | 4.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 70,701 | 2.32%, see rank | 1.45% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 8,302,659
| New York, NY | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 1,621,562 | 53.22%, see rank | 70.81% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 700,552 | 22.99%, see rank | 13.47% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 441,370 | 14.48%, see rank | 10.22% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 213,181 | 7.00%, see rank | 4.06% | 2.95% |
| Other | 70,490 | 2.31%, see rank | 1.43% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 8,008,278
| New York, NY | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 1,591,041 | 52.64%, see rank | 70.37% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 696,258 | 23.04%, see rank | 13.29% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 473,396 | 15.66%, see rank | 11.37% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 189,674 | 6.28%, see rank | 3.55% | 2.61% |
| Other | 72,108 | 2.39%, see rank | 1.43% | 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.