Ames Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 91,939
| Ames Area | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 31,225 | 87.55%, see rank | 92.20% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,160 | 3.25%, see rank | 3.98% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,114 | 3.12%, see rank | 1.97% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,840 | 5.16%, see rank | 1.36% | 3.36% |
| Other | 327 | 0.92%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 89,734
| Ames Area | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 30,929 | 88.66%, see rank | 92.29% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,124 | 3.22%, see rank | 4.07% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,005 | 2.88%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,670 | 4.79%, see rank | 1.21% | 3.24% |
| Other | 155 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 87,594
| Ames Area | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 30,431 | 88.91%, see rank | 92.46% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,051 | 3.07%, see rank | 3.99% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,030 | 3.01%, see rank | 2.04% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,473 | 4.30%, see rank | 1.15% | 3.14% |
| Other | 242 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 84,780
| Ames Area | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 28,478 | 88.85%, see rank | 92.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 943 | 2.94%, see rank | 4.00% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 975 | 3.04%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,397 | 4.36%, see rank | 1.08% | 2.95% |
| Other | 260 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.