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Durham County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 282,422
| Durham County | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 92,476 | 81.43%, see rank | 89.22% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 11,750 | 10.35%, see rank | 6.56% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,921 | 3.45%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,830 | 3.37%, see rank | 1.55% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,587 | 1.40%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 269,283
| Durham County | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 88,583 | 81.19%, see rank | 89.42% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 11,517 | 10.56%, see rank | 6.45% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,169 | 3.82%, see rank | 2.16% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,530 | 3.24%, see rank | 1.46% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,310 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 258,578
| Durham County | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 86,711 | 82.42%, see rank | 89.72% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 10,459 | 9.94%, see rank | 6.29% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,560 | 3.38%, see rank | 2.14% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,523 | 3.35%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 948 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 256,296
| Durham County | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 86,157 | 83.43%, see rank | 90.19% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 9,825 | 9.51%, see rank | 5.92% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,375 | 3.27%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,952 | 2.86%, see rank | 1.30% | 2.95% |
| Other | 959 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 223,314
| Durham County | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 75,853 | 85.23%, see rank | 90.67% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 6,645 | 7.47%, see rank | 5.41% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,634 | 4.08%, see rank | 2.43% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,045 | 2.30%, see rank | 1.08% | 2.61% |
| Other | 824 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.41% | 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.