Detroit, MI Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 695,437
| Detroit, MI | % | Michigan | U.S. | |
| English | 230,935 | 90.85%, see rank | 90.09% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 13,879 | 5.46%, see rank | 3.16% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,545 | 1.79%, see rank | 3.59% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,122 | 0.44%, see rank | 1.55% | 3.36% |
| Other | 3,716 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.60% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 721,459
| Detroit, MI | % | Michigan | U.S. | |
| English | 234,769 | 90.69%, see rank | 89.91% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 14,062 | 5.43%, see rank | 3.29% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,775 | 1.84%, see rank | 3.80% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,288 | 0.50%, see rank | 1.51% | 3.24% |
| Other | 3,973 | 1.53%, see rank | 1.49% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 759,340
| Detroit, MI | % | Michigan | U.S. | |
| English | 244,792 | 90.31%, see rank | 89.80% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 15,863 | 5.85%, see rank | 3.43% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,920 | 1.82%, see rank | 3.89% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,409 | 0.52%, see rank | 1.48% | 3.14% |
| Other | 4,066 | 1.50%, see rank | 1.40% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 916,133
| Detroit, MI | % | Michigan | U.S. | |
| English | 280,317 | 88.22%, see rank | 89.55% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 21,702 | 6.83%, see rank | 3.60% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,668 | 2.41%, see rank | 3.99% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,728 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.44% | 2.95% |
| Other | 6,319 | 1.99%, see rank | 1.41% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 951,270
| Detroit, MI | % | Michigan | U.S. | |
| English | 297,049 | 88.28%, see rank | 89.16% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 20,212 | 6.01%, see rank | 3.47% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 11,143 | 3.31%, see rank | 4.80% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,770 | 0.82%, see rank | 1.24% | 2.61% |
| Other | 5,308 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.34% | 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.