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Durham, NC Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 240,107
| Durham, NC | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 79,327 | 80.68%, see rank | 89.22% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 10,503 | 10.68%, see rank | 6.56% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,591 | 3.65%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,547 | 3.61%, see rank | 1.55% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,350 | 1.37%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 229,963
| Durham, NC | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 76,159 | 80.47%, see rank | 89.42% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 10,292 | 10.87%, see rank | 6.45% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,750 | 3.96%, see rank | 2.16% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,248 | 3.43%, see rank | 1.46% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,195 | 1.26%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 220,324
| Durham, NC | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 73,905 | 81.47%, see rank | 89.72% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 9,521 | 10.50%, see rank | 6.29% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,182 | 3.51%, see rank | 2.14% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,247 | 3.58%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 862 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 217,254
| Durham, NC | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 73,024 | 82.38%, see rank | 90.19% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 8,882 | 10.02%, see rank | 5.92% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,995 | 3.38%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,813 | 3.17%, see rank | 1.30% | 2.95% |
| Other | 934 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 187,035
| Durham, NC | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 63,195 | 84.27%, see rank | 90.67% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 5,931 | 7.91%, see rank | 5.41% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,219 | 4.29%, see rank | 2.43% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,865 | 2.49%, see rank | 1.08% | 2.61% |
| Other | 783 | 1.04%, 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.