Seattle, WA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 637,850
| Seattle, WA | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 222,167 | 76.39%, see rank | 80.98% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 13,787 | 4.74%, see rank | 7.43% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 17,086 | 5.88%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 30,188 | 10.38%, see rank | 5.96% | 3.36% |
| Other | 7,594 | 2.61%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 612,916
| Seattle, WA | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 220,478 | 77.23%, see rank | 81.43% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 13,463 | 4.72%, see rank | 7.33% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 16,195 | 5.67%, see rank | 4.47% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 28,638 | 10.03%, see rank | 5.77% | 3.24% |
| Other | 6,702 | 2.35%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 595,240
| Seattle, WA | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 219,826 | 78.38%, see rank | 81.97% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 13,117 | 4.68%, see rank | 7.22% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 14,771 | 5.27%, see rank | 4.37% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 26,660 | 9.51%, see rank | 5.54% | 3.14% |
| Other | 6,079 | 2.17%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 594,005
| Seattle, WA | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 219,780 | 79.34%, see rank | 82.63% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 12,639 | 4.56%, see rank | 6.85% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 14,524 | 5.24%, see rank | 4.38% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 24,197 | 8.73%, see rank | 5.26% | 2.95% |
| Other | 5,874 | 2.12%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 563,374
| Seattle, WA | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 205,381 | 79.41%, see rank | 84.20% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 11,636 | 4.50%, see rank | 6.05% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 14,505 | 5.61%, see rank | 4.47% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 23,047 | 8.91%, see rank | 4.60% | 2.61% |
| Other | 4,066 | 1.57%, see rank | 0.68% | 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.