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

All 41 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `language_other_than_english_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/iowa-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Storm Lake, IA | 53.3 |
| 2 | Marshalltown, IA | 34.4 |
| 3 | Des Moines, IA | 21.9 |
| 4 | Sioux City, IA | 21.6 |
| 5 | Ottumwa, IA | 20.3 |
| 6 | Coralville, IA | 19.2 |
| 7 | Clive, IA | 18.8 |
| 8 | Iowa City, IA | 18.2 |
| 9 | Waukee, IA | 16.1 |
| 10 | Muscatine, IA | 15.3 |
| 11 | Ames, IA | 14 |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | 14 |
| 13 | West Des Moines, IA | 13.4 |
| 14 | Urbandale, IA | 13 |
| 15 | Johnston, IA | 12.4 |
| 16 | Le Mars, IA | 12 |
| 17 | Grimes, IA | 11.1 |
| 18 | Bettendorf, IA | 10.6 |
| 19 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 9.3 |
| 20 | Council Bluffs, IA | 8.6 |
| 21 | Newton, IA | 8.2 |
| 22 | Ankeny, IA | 8 |
| 23 | North Liberty, IA | 7.9 |
| 24 | Davenport, IA | 7.2 |
| 25 | Pleasant Hill, IA | 7.1 |
| 26 | Fort Dodge, IA | 6.2 |
| 27 | Dubuque, IA | 5.3 |
| 28 | Pella, IA | 5.1 |
| 29 | Mason City, IA | 4.8 |
| 30 | Oskaloosa, IA | 4.7 |
| 31 | Cedar Falls, IA | 4.3 |
| 32 | Burlington, IA | 4.2 |
| 33 | Marion, IA | 3.7 |
| 34 | Spencer, IA | 3.6 |
| 35 | Clinton, IA | 3.6 |
| 36 | Altoona, IA | 3.2 |
| 37 | Waverly, IA | 3.2 |
| 38 | Indianola, IA | 2.9 |
| 39 | Carroll, IA | 2.6 |
| 40 | Norwalk, IA | 2.2 |
| 41 | Boone, IA | 1.9 |