Tacoma, WA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 201,794
| Tacoma, WA | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 63,354 | 80.44%, see rank | 80.98% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 5,205 | 6.61%, see rank | 7.43% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,811 | 4.84%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,770 | 7.33%, see rank | 5.96% | 3.36% |
| Other | 621 | 0.79%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 200,013
| Tacoma, WA | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 63,494 | 80.94%, see rank | 81.43% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 5,058 | 6.45%, see rank | 7.33% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,614 | 4.61%, see rank | 4.47% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,648 | 7.20%, see rank | 5.77% | 3.24% |
| Other | 633 | 0.81%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 198,819
| Tacoma, WA | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 64,882 | 81.10%, see rank | 81.97% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 5,459 | 6.82%, see rank | 7.22% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,715 | 4.64%, see rank | 4.37% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,548 | 6.93%, see rank | 5.54% | 3.14% |
| Other | 399 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 196,118
| Tacoma, WA | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 64,302 | 81.24%, see rank | 82.63% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 5,112 | 6.46%, see rank | 6.85% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,570 | 4.51%, see rank | 4.38% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,754 | 7.27%, see rank | 5.26% | 2.95% |
| Other | 413 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 193,556
| Tacoma, WA | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 62,137 | 81.62%, see rank | 84.20% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 4,164 | 5.47%, see rank | 6.05% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,104 | 5.39%, see rank | 4.47% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,320 | 6.99%, see rank | 4.60% | 2.61% |
| Other | 402 | 0.53%, 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.