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West Des Moines, IA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 59,815
| West Des Moines, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 21,727 | 86.01%, see rank | 92.20% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,142 | 4.52%, see rank | 3.98% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,359 | 5.38%, see rank | 1.97% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 647 | 2.56%, see rank | 1.36% | 3.36% |
| Other | 386 | 1.53%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 57,041
| West Des Moines, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 20,929 | 86.95%, see rank | 92.29% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,033 | 4.29%, see rank | 4.07% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,373 | 5.70%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 483 | 2.01%, see rank | 1.21% | 3.24% |
| Other | 252 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 54,731
| West Des Moines, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 20,759 | 88.15%, see rank | 92.46% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 930 | 3.95%, see rank | 3.99% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,008 | 4.28%, see rank | 2.04% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 661 | 2.81%, see rank | 1.15% | 3.14% |
| Other | 191 | 0.81%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 54,776
| West Des Moines, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 21,018 | 89.18%, see rank | 92.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,084 | 4.60%, see rank | 4.00% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 825 | 3.50%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 546 | 2.32%, see rank | 1.08% | 2.95% |
| Other | 96 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 46,403
| West Des Moines, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 17,823 | 89.97%, see rank | 92.50% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 805 | 4.06%, see rank | 3.68% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 806 | 4.07%, see rank | 2.62% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 323 | 1.63%, see rank | 0.94% | 2.61% |
| Other | 54 | 0.27%, 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.