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Durham Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 525,050
| Durham Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 172,135 | 83.24%, see rank | 89.22% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 18,903 | 9.14%, see rank | 6.56% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,914 | 3.34%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,851 | 3.31%, see rank | 1.55% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,980 | 0.96%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 506,459
| Durham Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 167,844 | 83.36%, see rank | 89.42% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 18,190 | 9.03%, see rank | 6.45% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,334 | 3.64%, see rank | 2.16% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,355 | 3.16%, see rank | 1.46% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,622 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 488,508
| Durham Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 164,965 | 84.36%, see rank | 89.72% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 16,531 | 8.45%, see rank | 6.29% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,447 | 3.30%, see rank | 2.14% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,301 | 3.22%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 1,307 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 479,544
| Durham Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 163,166 | 85.30%, see rank | 90.19% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 15,119 | 7.90%, see rank | 5.92% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,296 | 3.29%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,453 | 2.85%, see rank | 1.30% | 2.95% |
| Other | 1,259 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.87% |
* 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.