Ames, IA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 61,276
| Ames, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 19,673 | 83.48%, see rank | 92.20% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 828 | 3.51%, see rank | 3.98% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 996 | 4.23%, see rank | 1.97% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,780 | 7.55%, see rank | 1.36% | 3.36% |
| Other | 289 | 1.23%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 59,206
| Ames, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 19,342 | 85.18%, see rank | 92.29% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 770 | 3.39%, see rank | 4.07% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 830 | 3.66%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,631 | 7.18%, see rank | 1.21% | 3.24% |
| Other | 134 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 57,343
| Ames, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 19,111 | 85.77%, see rank | 92.46% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 700 | 3.14%, see rank | 3.99% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 835 | 3.75%, see rank | 2.04% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,427 | 6.40%, see rank | 1.15% | 3.14% |
| Other | 209 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 54,853
| Ames, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 17,650 | 85.72%, see rank | 92.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 581 | 2.82%, see rank | 4.00% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 794 | 3.86%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,351 | 6.56%, see rank | 1.08% | 2.95% |
| Other | 215 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 50,731
| Ames, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 15,202 | 84.15%, see rank | 92.50% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 726 | 4.02%, see rank | 3.68% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 785 | 4.35%, see rank | 2.62% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,160 | 6.42%, see rank | 0.94% | 2.61% |
| Other | 193 | 1.07%, see rank | 0.25% | 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.