80.0% of residents of Durham speak English at home.
12.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 65% speak English less than very well).
7.6% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
89.8% of residents of Durham speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English less than very well).
5.4% of residents speak other language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
62.7% of residents of Durham speak English at home.
37.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
13.8% of residents of Durham speak English at home.
51.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (12% speak English very well, 88% speak English less than very well).
34.9% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
94.8% (82,276)
Foreign born:
28.7% (2,745)
White - Speak another language
Native:
5.2% (4,544)
Foreign born:
71.3% (6,827)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
95.6% (76,296)
Foreign born:
39.8% (974)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
4.4% (3,498)
Foreign born:
60.2% (1,471)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:
19.5% (42)
Foreign born:
100.0% (42)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
23.3% (887)
Foreign born:
2.8% (177)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
76.7% (2,927)
Foreign born:
97.2% (6,245)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
5.2% (260)
Foreign born:
0.4% (42)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
94.8% (4,729)
Foreign born:
99.6% (10,259)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
82.9% (4,273)
Foreign born:
21.0% (160)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
17.9% (922)
Foreign born:
78.9% (601)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
96.7% (80,994)
Foreign born:
45.2% (2,356)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
3.3% (2,739)
Foreign born:
54.8% (2,857)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
19.5% (1,594)
Foreign born:
3.1% (498)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
80.5% (6,570)
Foreign born:
96.9% (15,440)
22,544 residents are foreign born (6.7% Latin America, 2.9% Asia).
This city:
12.1%
North Carolina:
5.3%
Median age by place of birth - Durham
Place of birth - Durham White
Place of birth - Durham Black or African American
Place of birth - Durham American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Durham Asian
Place of birth - Durham Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - Durham Other race
Place of birth - Durham Two or more races
Place of birth - Durham White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Durham Hispanic or Latino
Population born outside the United States - Durham
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Durham
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Durham
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Durham
Place of birth by age - Durham
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 36.8%
Now married: 50.8%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 1.7%
Divorced: 9.2%
Females:
Never married: 32.1%
Now married: 44.4%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 13.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
97.2% (1,595)
Unmarried:
2.8% (46)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
41.6% (11,320)
Unmarried:
58.4% (15,896)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 49.4%
Now married: 35.4%
Separated: 3.4%
Widowed: 1.4%
Divorced: 10.5%
Females:
Never married: 47.9%
Now married: 28.0%
Separated: 3.9%
Widowed: 8.1%
Divorced: 12.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
40.7% (656)
Unmarried:
59.3% (954)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
28.6% (7,720)
Unmarried:
71.4% (19,315)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 24.6%
Now married: 56.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 14.4%
Divorced: 6.5%
Females:
Never married: 30.1%
Now married: 36.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 26.6%
Divorced: 4.1%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
43.3% (21)
Unmarried:
56.5% (28)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 44.7%
Now married: 51.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.8%
Divorced: 2.6%
Females:
Never married: 39.9%
Now married: 57.1%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 1.8%
Divorced: 1.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (260)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
43.4% (1,917)
Unmarried:
56.6% (2,495)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 44.8%
Separated: 55.2%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (10)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 50.0%
Now married: 35.9%
Separated: 8.9%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 5.1%
Females:
Never married: 40.0%
Now married: 48.1%
Separated: 3.7%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 8.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (549)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
44.4% (1,448)
Unmarried:
55.6% (1,815)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 45.3%
Now married: 38.8%
Separated: 3.2%
Widowed: 3.1%
Divorced: 9.6%
Females:
Never married: 49.6%
Now married: 26.8%
Separated: 8.3%
Widowed: 1.7%
Divorced: 13.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
50.7% (28)
Unmarried:
37.9% (21)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
25.6% (550)
Unmarried:
75.4% (1,623)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 36.5%
Now married: 50.4%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 1.9%
Divorced: 9.8%
Females:
Never married: 31.6%
Now married: 44.8%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 9.2%
Divorced: 13.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
97.0% (1,495)
Unmarried:
3.0% (46)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
40.8% (10,232)
Unmarried:
59.2% (14,851)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 46.4%
Now married: 43.1%
Separated: 6.4%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 4.1%
Females:
Never married: 39.0%
Now married: 43.2%
Separated: 6.4%
Widowed: 1.6%
Divorced: 9.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
93.9% (649)
Unmarried:
6.1% (42)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
45.8% (2,642)
Unmarried:
54.2% (3,122)
Ancestries in Durham (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 102,166 (54.6%)
English - 15,222 (8.1%)
German - 13,437 (7.2%)
Irish - 10,630 (5.7%)
United States - 9,266 (5.0%)
Italian - 3,965 (2.1%)
Scotch-Irish - 3,778 (2.0%)
Subsaharan African - 3,738 (2.0%)
Scottish - 3,378 (1.8%)
French - 2,442 (1.3%)
Polish - 2,442 (1.3%)
Russian - 1,285 (0.7%)
Swedish - 1,209 (0.6%)
Dutch - 1,190 (0.6%)
Norwegian - 1,038 (0.6%)
Welsh - 1,030 (0.6%)
Arab - 903 (0.5%)
French Canadian - 753 (0.4%)
West Indian - 660 (0.4%)
Hungarian - 440 (0.2%)
Greek - 395 (0.2%)
Swiss - 383 (0.2%)
Czech - 366 (0.2%)
Danish - 334 (0.2%)
Ukrainian - 292 (0.2%)
Lithuanian - 224 (0.1%)
Portuguese - 166 (0.09%)
Slovak - 139 (0.07%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 77,853 (77.1%)
Black or African American: 62,544 (71.5%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 177 (69.5%)
Asian: 7,460 (70.1%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 16 (32.0%)
Other race: 12,103 (66.7%)
Two or more races: 5,212 (76.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 72,777 (78.4%)
Hispanic or Latino: 18,828 (67.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 9,222 (9.1%)
Black or African American: 18,355 (21.0%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 21 (8.3%)
Asian: 1,560 (14.7%)
Other race: 4,349 (24.0%)
Two or more races: 1,151 (16.8%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 7,618 (8.2%)
Hispanic or Latino: 6,160 (22.0%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 5,610 (5.6%)
Black or African American: 3,422 (3.9%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 20 (7.9%)
Asian: 70 (0.7%)
Other race: 472 (2.6%)
Two or more races: 337 (4.9%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 5,284 (5.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 798 (2.8%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
12.1%
5.3%