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Des Moines, WA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 30,403
| Des Moines, WA | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 8,067 | 71.09%, see rank | 80.98% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,325 | 11.68%, see rank | 7.43% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 483 | 4.26%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,052 | 9.27%, see rank | 5.96% | 3.36% |
| Other | 420 | 3.70%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 29,862
| Des Moines, WA | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 8,232 | 72.76%, see rank | 81.43% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,328 | 11.74%, see rank | 7.33% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 418 | 3.69%, see rank | 4.47% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 920 | 8.13%, see rank | 5.77% | 3.24% |
| Other | 416 | 3.68%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 29,401
| Des Moines, WA | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 9,070 | 78.41%, see rank | 81.97% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 789 | 6.82%, see rank | 7.22% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 527 | 4.56%, see rank | 4.37% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 899 | 7.77%, see rank | 5.54% | 3.14% |
| Other | 283 | 2.45%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 28,996
| Des Moines, WA | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 8,940 | 79.37%, see rank | 82.63% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 772 | 6.85%, see rank | 6.85% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 516 | 4.58%, see rank | 4.38% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 823 | 7.31%, see rank | 5.26% | 2.95% |
| Other | 212 | 1.88%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 29,267
| Des Moines, WA | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 9,253 | 81.71%, see rank | 84.20% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 707 | 6.24%, see rank | 6.05% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 450 | 3.97%, see rank | 4.47% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 811 | 7.16%, see rank | 4.60% | 2.61% |
| Other | 103 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.68% | 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.