Des Moines County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 40,265
| Des Moines County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 16,302 | 96.57%, see rank | 92.20% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 242 | 1.43%, see rank | 3.98% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 242 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.97% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 60 | 0.36%, see rank | 1.36% | 3.36% |
| Other | 35 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 40,268
| Des Moines County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 16,240 | 95.91%, see rank | 92.29% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 291 | 1.72%, see rank | 4.07% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 314 | 1.85%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 62 | 0.37%, see rank | 1.21% | 3.24% |
| Other | 26 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 40,266
| Des Moines County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 16,087 | 95.40%, see rank | 92.46% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 378 | 2.24%, see rank | 3.99% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 358 | 2.12%, see rank | 2.04% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 29 | 0.17%, see rank | 1.15% | 3.14% |
| Other | 10 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 40,700
| Des Moines County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 16,318 | 95.28%, see rank | 92.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 453 | 2.65%, see rank | 4.00% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 302 | 1.76%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 49 | 0.29%, see rank | 1.08% | 2.95% |
| Other | 4 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 42,351
| Des Moines County | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 16,489 | 95.35%, see rank | 92.50% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 406 | 2.35%, see rank | 3.68% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 276 | 1.60%, see rank | 2.62% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 96 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.94% | 2.61% |
| Other | 26 | 0.15%, 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.