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West Des Moines Community School District Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
54,396 (82.75%) out of the total population of 65,738 reported first ancestry.
| West Des Moines Community School District | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 475 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 691 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.89% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 773 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 2,004 | 3.05%, see rank | 4.35% | 1.40% |
| English | 6,838 | 10.40%, see rank | 8.78% | 8.02% |
| French | 1,746 | 2.66%, see rank | 2.60% | 3.34% |
| German | 18,919 | 28.78%, see rank | 36.73% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 111 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 116 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 9,728 | 14.80%, see rank | 14.07% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 2,038 | 3.10%, see rank | 2.10% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 3,825 | 5.82%, see rank | 5.34% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,019 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.28% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 451 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 662 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 1,171 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.51% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 849 | 1.29%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 2,453 | 3.73%, see rank | 2.92% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 319 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 78 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 3,027 | 4.60%, see rank | 6.36% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 542 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
56,177 (86.35%) out of the total population of 65,061 reported first ancestry.
| West Des Moines Community School District | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 215 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 801 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.99% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,154 | 1.77%, see rank | 2.04% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 2,566 | 3.94%, see rank | 4.70% | 1.51% |
| English | 7,338 | 11.28%, see rank | 9.27% | 8.53% |
| French | 1,900 | 2.92%, see rank | 2.82% | 3.54% |
| German | 20,509 | 31.52%, see rank | 38.44% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 273 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 58 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 9,961 | 15.31%, see rank | 14.91% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 2,529 | 3.89%, see rank | 2.14% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 4,007 | 6.16%, see rank | 5.56% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,155 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 683 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 682 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.95% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 833 | 1.28%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 506 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 2,788 | 4.29%, see rank | 3.15% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 244 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 109 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 2,537 | 3.90%, see rank | 5.98% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 671 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
57,018 (90.54%) out of the total population of 62,978 reported first ancestry.
| West Des Moines Community School District | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 216 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 660 | 1.05%, see rank | 2.07% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,203 | 1.91%, see rank | 2.20% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 2,469 | 3.92%, see rank | 4.90% | 1.63% |
| English | 7,749 | 12.30%, see rank | 9.85% | 9.02% |
| French | 1,791 | 2.84%, see rank | 3.05% | 3.77% |
| German | 21,228 | 33.71%, see rank | 39.79% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 348 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 126 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 10,774 | 17.11%, see rank | 15.41% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 2,945 | 4.68%, see rank | 2.22% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 3,571 | 5.67%, see rank | 5.63% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,234 | 1.96%, see rank | 1.35% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 724 | 1.15%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 938 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.53% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 1,155 | 1.83%, see rank | 1.68% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 681 | 1.08%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 2,064 | 3.28%, see rank | 3.26% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 279 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 96 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.31% |
| American | 2,463 | 3.91%, see rank | 5.61% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 818 | 1.30%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
61,782 (91.02%) out of the total population of 67,878 reported first ancestry.
| West Des Moines Community School District | % of the Total Population | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Arab | 173 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 836 | 1.23%, see rank | 2.12% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 1,137 | 1.68%, see rank | 2.25% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 3,005 | 4.43%, see rank | 5.01% | 1.68% |
| English | 8,817 | 12.99%, see rank | 10.07% | 9.29% |
| French | 2,036 | 3.00%, see rank | 3.19% | 3.90% |
| German | 23,176 | 34.14%, see rank | 40.46% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 374 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 83 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 12,587 | 18.54%, see rank | 15.67% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 3,153 | 4.65%, see rank | 2.18% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 3,836 | 5.65%, see rank | 5.67% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,695 | 2.50%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 10 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 833 | 1.23%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,035 | 1.52%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 1,131 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.72% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 539 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 2,428 | 3.58%, see rank | 3.30% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 304 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 215 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.32% |
| American | 2,662 | 3.92%, see rank | 5.67% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 933 | 1.37%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.65% |
* 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.