Des Moines, IA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 206,702
| Des Moines, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 68,223 | 83.98%, see rank | 92.20% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 6,703 | 8.25%, see rank | 3.98% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,758 | 2.16%, see rank | 1.97% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,088 | 3.80%, see rank | 1.36% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,467 | 1.81%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 204,362
| Des Moines, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 70,104 | 85.16%, see rank | 92.29% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 6,564 | 7.97%, see rank | 4.07% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,010 | 2.44%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,577 | 3.13%, see rank | 1.21% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,070 | 1.30%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 202,095
| Des Moines, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 71,281 | 85.53%, see rank | 92.46% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 6,684 | 8.02%, see rank | 3.99% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,101 | 2.52%, see rank | 2.04% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,437 | 2.92%, see rank | 1.15% | 3.14% |
| Other | 835 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 196,521
| Des Moines, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 71,358 | 86.15%, see rank | 92.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 6,732 | 8.13%, see rank | 4.00% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,111 | 2.55%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,040 | 2.46%, see rank | 1.08% | 2.95% |
| Other | 593 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 198,682
| Des Moines, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 71,298 | 88.44%, see rank | 92.50% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 4,555 | 5.65%, see rank | 3.68% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,578 | 3.20%, see rank | 2.62% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,723 | 2.14%, see rank | 0.94% | 2.61% |
| Other | 467 | 0.58%, 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.