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Wilmington Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 263,804
| Wilmington Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 98,985 | 92.22%, see rank | 89.22% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 5,227 | 4.87%, see rank | 6.56% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,828 | 1.70%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,068 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.55% | 3.36% |
| Other | 222 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 363,648
| Wilmington Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 140,144 | 91.85%, see rank | 89.42% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 7,800 | 5.11%, see rank | 6.45% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,312 | 2.17%, see rank | 2.16% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,060 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.46% | 3.24% |
| Other | 265 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 349,522
| Wilmington Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 137,513 | 92.11%, see rank | 89.72% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 7,100 | 4.76%, see rank | 6.29% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,380 | 2.26%, see rank | 2.14% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,042 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 262 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 337,583
| Wilmington Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 135,451 | 92.66%, see rank | 90.19% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 6,011 | 4.11%, see rank | 5.92% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,305 | 2.26%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,223 | 0.84%, see rank | 1.30% | 2.95% |
| Other | 190 | 0.13%, 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.