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Wilmington, DE Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 71,263
| Wilmington, DE | % | Delaware | U.S. | |
| English | 24,314 | 83.60%, see rank | 86.08% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 3,470 | 11.93%, see rank | 6.80% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 876 | 3.01%, see rank | 3.97% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 291 | 1.00%, see rank | 2.25% | 3.36% |
| Other | 134 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 71,119
| Wilmington, DE | % | Delaware | U.S. | |
| English | 23,969 | 83.02%, see rank | 86.33% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 3,534 | 12.24%, see rank | 6.61% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,001 | 3.47%, see rank | 4.08% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 184 | 0.64%, see rank | 2.14% | 3.24% |
| Other | 183 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 71,437
| Wilmington, DE | % | Delaware | U.S. | |
| English | 24,680 | 83.93%, see rank | 86.69% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 3,378 | 11.49%, see rank | 6.44% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,003 | 3.41%, see rank | 4.01% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 245 | 0.83%, see rank | 1.96% | 3.14% |
| Other | 100 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 72,692
| Wilmington, DE | % | Delaware | U.S. | |
| English | 25,747 | 84.75%, see rank | 87.07% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 3,236 | 10.65%, see rank | 6.03% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,020 | 3.36%, see rank | 4.24% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 227 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.75% | 2.95% |
| Other | 149 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 72,664
| Wilmington, DE | % | Delaware | U.S. | |
| English | 24,719 | 86.25%, see rank | 88.06% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 2,460 | 8.58%, see rank | 5.38% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,203 | 4.20%, see rank | 4.56% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 163 | 0.57%, see rank | 1.47% | 2.61% |
| Other | 116 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.53% | 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.