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Cities in Iowa by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Storm Lake, IA had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 41 cities in 2024, at 53.3%. Boone, IA had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 8.2% and the figure for Iowa was 9.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.3Storm Lake, IA
Lowest1.9Boone, IA
Median8.241 cities
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All cities, 2024

Storm Lake, IA: 53.3 %Storm Lake, IA53.3Marshalltown, IA: 34.4 %Marshalltown, IA34.4Des Moines, IA: 21.9 %Des Moines, IA21.9Sioux City, IA: 21.6 %Sioux City, IA21.6Ottumwa, IA: 20.3 %Ottumwa, IA20.3Coralville, IA: 19.2 %Coralville, IA19.2Clive, IA: 18.8 %Clive, IA18.8Iowa City, IA: 18.2 %Iowa City, IA18.2Waukee, IA: 16.1 %Waukee, IA16.1Muscatine, IA: 15.3 %Muscatine, IA15.3Ames, IA: 14 %Ames, IA14Waterloo, IA: 14 %Waterloo, IA14West Des Moines, IA: 13.4 %West Des Moines, IA13.4Urbandale, IA: 13 %Urbandale, IA13Johnston, IA: 12.4 %Johnston, IA12.4Le Mars, IA: 12 %Le Mars, IA12Grimes, IA: 11.1 %Grimes, IA11.1Bettendorf, IA: 10.6 %Bettendorf, IA10.6Cedar Rapids, IA: 9.3 %Cedar Rapids, IA9.3Council Bluffs, IA: 8.6 %Council Bluffs, IA8.6Newton, IA: 8.2 %Newton, IA8.2Ankeny, IA: 8 %Ankeny, IA8North Liberty, IA: 7.9 %North Liberty, IA7.9Davenport, IA: 7.2 %Davenport, IA7.2Pleasant Hill, IA: 7.1 %Pleasant Hill, IA7.1Fort Dodge, IA: 6.2 %Fort Dodge, IA6.2Dubuque, IA: 5.3 %Dubuque, IA5.3Pella, IA: 5.1 %Pella, IA5.1Mason City, IA: 4.8 %Mason City, IA4.8Oskaloosa, IA: 4.7 %Oskaloosa, IA4.7Cedar Falls, IA: 4.3 %Cedar Falls, IA4.3Burlington, IA: 4.2 %Burlington, IA4.2Marion, IA: 3.7 %Marion, IA3.7Spencer, IA: 3.6 %Spencer, IA3.6Clinton, IA: 3.6 %Clinton, IA3.6Altoona, IA: 3.2 %Altoona, IA3.2Waverly, IA: 3.2 %Waverly, IA3.2Indianola, IA: 2.9 %Indianola, IA2.9Carroll, IA: 2.6 %Carroll, IA2.6Norwalk, IA: 2.2 %Norwalk, IA2.2Boone, IA: 1.9 %Boone, IA1.9Storm Lake, IA: 53.3 %Storm Lake, IA53.3Marshalltown, IA: 34.4 %Marshalltown, IA34.4Des Moines, IA: 21.9 %Des Moines, IA21.9Sioux City, IA: 21.6 %Sioux City, IA21.6Ottumwa, IA: 20.3 %Ottumwa, IA20.3Coralville, IA: 19.2 %Coralville, IA19.2Clive, IA: 18.8 %Clive, IA18.8Iowa City, IA: 18.2 %Iowa City, IA18.2Waukee, IA: 16.1 %Waukee, IA16.1Muscatine, IA: 15.3 %Muscatine, IA15.3Ames, IA: 14 %Ames, IA14Waterloo, IA: 14 %Waterloo, IA14West Des Moines, IA: 13.4 %West Des Moines, IA13.4Urbandale, IA: 13 %Urbandale, IA13Johnston, IA: 12.4 %Johnston, IA12.4Le Mars, IA: 12 %Le Mars, IA12Grimes, IA: 11.1 %Grimes, IA11.1Bettendorf, IA: 10.6 %Bettendorf, IA10.6Cedar Rapids, IA: 9.3 %Cedar Rapids, IA9.3Council Bluffs, IA: 8.6 %Council Bluffs, IA8.6Newton, IA: 8.2 %Newton, IA8.2Ankeny, IA: 8 %Ankeny, IA8North Liberty, IA: 7.9 %North Liberty, IA7.9Davenport, IA: 7.2 %Davenport, IA7.2Pleasant Hill, IA: 7.1 %Pleasant Hill, IA7.1Fort Dodge, IA: 6.2 %Fort Dodge, IA6.2Dubuque, IA: 5.3 %Dubuque, IA5.3Pella, IA: 5.1 %Pella, IA5.1Mason City, IA: 4.8 %Mason City, IA4.8Oskaloosa, IA: 4.7 %Oskaloosa, IA4.7Cedar Falls, IA: 4.3 %Cedar Falls, IA4.3Burlington, IA: 4.2 %Burlington, IA4.2Marion, IA: 3.7 %Marion, IA3.7Spencer, IA: 3.6 %Spencer, IA3.6Clinton, IA: 3.6 %Clinton, IA3.6Altoona, IA: 3.2 %Altoona, IA3.2Waverly, IA: 3.2 %Waverly, IA3.2Indianola, IA: 2.9 %Indianola, IA2.9Carroll, IA: 2.6 %Carroll, IA2.6Norwalk, IA: 2.2 %Norwalk, IA2.2Boone, IA: 1.9 %Boone, IA1.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Storm Lake, IA53.3+0.6 pts
2Marshalltown, IA34.4+1.1 pts
3Des Moines, IA21.9+0.3 pts
4Sioux City, IA21.60 pts
5Ottumwa, IA20.3+1.4 pts
6Coralville, IA19.2-2.9 pts
7Clive, IA18.8-1.3 pts
8Iowa City, IA18.2+0.1 pts
9Waukee, IA16.1+1.1 pts
10Muscatine, IA15.3-1 pts
11Ames, IA14+0.6 pts
11Waterloo, IA14+0.3 pts
13West Des Moines, IA13.4-0.2 pts
14Urbandale, IA13+0.7 pts
15Johnston, IA12.4+0.6 pts
16Le Mars, IA12-0.8 pts
17Grimes, IA11.1+2.9 pts
18Bettendorf, IA10.6+2.4 pts
19Cedar Rapids, IA9.3+0.1 pts
20Council Bluffs, IA8.6+1.2 pts
21Newton, IA8.2+0.1 pts
22Ankeny, IA8-0 pts
23North Liberty, IA7.9-1.9 pts
24Davenport, IA7.2+0.2 pts
25Pleasant Hill, IA7.1-1.5 pts
26Fort Dodge, IA6.2-0.5 pts
27Dubuque, IA5.3-0.3 pts
28Pella, IA5.1+0.5 pts
29Mason City, IA4.8+0.3 pts
30Oskaloosa, IA4.7+1.5 pts
31Cedar Falls, IA4.3-1 pts
32Burlington, IA4.2-1 pts
33Marion, IA3.70 pts
34Spencer, IA3.6+1.2 pts
35Clinton, IA3.6+0.4 pts
36Altoona, IA3.2-2 pts
37Waverly, IA3.2-0.5 pts
38Indianola, IA2.9-1.5 pts
39Carroll, IA2.6+0.3 pts
40Norwalk, IA2.2+1.1 pts
41Boone, IA1.9-0 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Iowa by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/iowa-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Iowa by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/iowa-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/iowa-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Iowa by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Storm Lake, IA, with 53.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Boone, IA, with 1.9% in 2024.

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