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Cities in Iowa by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024

Storm Lake, IA had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 41 cities in 2024, at 37.3%. Norwalk, IA had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 3% and the figure for Iowa was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.3Storm Lake, IA
Lowest0.9Norwalk, IA
Median341 cities
Iowa4.7History

All cities, 2024

Storm Lake, IA: 37.3 %Storm Lake, IA37.3Marshalltown, IA: 27.8 %Marshalltown, IA27.8Sioux City, IA: 16.4 %Sioux City, IA16.4Ottumwa, IA: 12.2 %Ottumwa, IA12.2Muscatine, IA: 11.9 %Muscatine, IA11.9Des Moines, IA: 11.5 %Des Moines, IA11.5Clive, IA: 9.7 %Clive, IA9.7Le Mars, IA: 7.3 %Le Mars, IA7.3Council Bluffs, IA: 7.1 %Council Bluffs, IA7.1Waterloo, IA: 5.4 %Waterloo, IA5.4Iowa City, IA: 5.1 %Iowa City, IA5.1Urbandale, IA: 5.1 %Urbandale, IA5.1Newton, IA: 4.3 %Newton, IA4.3West Des Moines, IA: 4.2 %West Des Moines, IA4.2North Liberty, IA: 4.2 %North Liberty, IA4.2Fort Dodge, IA: 4.2 %Fort Dodge, IA4.2Davenport, IA: 3.7 %Davenport, IA3.7Ankeny, IA: 3.3 %Ankeny, IA3.3Pleasant Hill, IA: 3 %Pleasant Hill, IA3Pella, IA: 3 %Pella, IA3Waukee, IA: 3 %Waukee, IA3Cedar Rapids, IA: 2.9 %Cedar Rapids, IA2.9Spencer, IA: 2.7 %Spencer, IA2.7Mason City, IA: 2.5 %Mason City, IA2.5Grimes, IA: 2.3 %Grimes, IA2.3Dubuque, IA: 2.3 %Dubuque, IA2.3Carroll, IA: 2.3 %Carroll, IA2.3Ames, IA: 2.2 %Ames, IA2.2Coralville, IA: 2.2 %Coralville, IA2.2Johnston, IA: 2.1 %Johnston, IA2.1Altoona, IA: 2 %Altoona, IA2Bettendorf, IA: 2 %Bettendorf, IA2Burlington, IA: 1.8 %Burlington, IA1.8Clinton, IA: 1.8 %Clinton, IA1.8Boone, IA: 1.8 %Boone, IA1.8Oskaloosa, IA: 1.6 %Oskaloosa, IA1.6Marion, IA: 1.3 %Marion, IA1.3Cedar Falls, IA: 1.3 %Cedar Falls, IA1.3Waverly, IA: 1.2 %Waverly, IA1.2Indianola, IA: 1.2 %Indianola, IA1.2Norwalk, IA: 0.9 %Norwalk, IA0.9Storm Lake, IA: 37.3 %Storm Lake, IA37.3Marshalltown, IA: 27.8 %Marshalltown, IA27.8Sioux City, IA: 16.4 %Sioux City, IA16.4Ottumwa, IA: 12.2 %Ottumwa, IA12.2Muscatine, IA: 11.9 %Muscatine, IA11.9Des Moines, IA: 11.5 %Des Moines, IA11.5Clive, IA: 9.7 %Clive, IA9.7Le Mars, IA: 7.3 %Le Mars, IA7.3Council Bluffs, IA: 7.1 %Council Bluffs, IA7.1Waterloo, IA: 5.4 %Waterloo, IA5.4Iowa City, IA: 5.1 %Iowa City, IA5.1Urbandale, IA: 5.1 %Urbandale, IA5.1Newton, IA: 4.3 %Newton, IA4.3West Des Moines, IA: 4.2 %West Des Moines, IA4.2North Liberty, IA: 4.2 %North Liberty, IA4.2Fort Dodge, IA: 4.2 %Fort Dodge, IA4.2Davenport, IA: 3.7 %Davenport, IA3.7Ankeny, IA: 3.3 %Ankeny, IA3.3Pleasant Hill, IA: 3 %Pleasant Hill, IA3Pella, IA: 3 %Pella, IA3Waukee, IA: 3 %Waukee, IA3Cedar Rapids, IA: 2.9 %Cedar Rapids, IA2.9Spencer, IA: 2.7 %Spencer, IA2.7Mason City, IA: 2.5 %Mason City, IA2.5Grimes, IA: 2.3 %Grimes, IA2.3Dubuque, IA: 2.3 %Dubuque, IA2.3Carroll, IA: 2.3 %Carroll, IA2.3Ames, IA: 2.2 %Ames, IA2.2Coralville, IA: 2.2 %Coralville, IA2.2Johnston, IA: 2.1 %Johnston, IA2.1Altoona, IA: 2 %Altoona, IA2Bettendorf, IA: 2 %Bettendorf, IA2Burlington, IA: 1.8 %Burlington, IA1.8Clinton, IA: 1.8 %Clinton, IA1.8Boone, IA: 1.8 %Boone, IA1.8Oskaloosa, IA: 1.6 %Oskaloosa, IA1.6Marion, IA: 1.3 %Marion, IA1.3Cedar Falls, IA: 1.3 %Cedar Falls, IA1.3Waverly, IA: 1.2 %Waverly, IA1.2Indianola, IA: 1.2 %Indianola, IA1.2Norwalk, IA: 0.9 %Norwalk, IA0.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Storm Lake, IA37.3+2.1 pts
2Marshalltown, IA27.8+0.7 pts
3Sioux City, IA16.4+0.4 pts
4Ottumwa, IA12.2+0.8 pts
5Muscatine, IA11.9-1.1 pts
6Des Moines, IA11.5-0 pts
7Clive, IA9.7-0.7 pts
8Le Mars, IA7.3+0.2 pts
9Council Bluffs, IA7.1+1.2 pts
10Waterloo, IA5.4-0.1 pts
11Iowa City, IA5.10 pts
11Urbandale, IA5.1+0.7 pts
13Newton, IA4.30 pts
14West Des Moines, IA4.2+0.1 pts
15North Liberty, IA4.2+0.3 pts
16Fort Dodge, IA4.2-0.2 pts
17Davenport, IA3.7-0.2 pts
18Ankeny, IA3.3+0.2 pts
19Pleasant Hill, IA3-0.8 pts
20Pella, IA3+0.7 pts
21Waukee, IA3+0.1 pts
22Cedar Rapids, IA2.9-0.2 pts
23Spencer, IA2.7+1.3 pts
24Mason City, IA2.5-0.3 pts
25Grimes, IA2.3+0.4 pts
26Dubuque, IA2.3-0.4 pts
27Carroll, IA2.3+0.1 pts
28Ames, IA2.2+0.5 pts
29Coralville, IA2.2-1.4 pts
30Johnston, IA2.1+0.4 pts
31Altoona, IA2-1.1 pts
32Bettendorf, IA2+0.2 pts
33Burlington, IA1.8-1.4 pts
33Clinton, IA1.8-0 pts
35Boone, IA1.80 pts
36Oskaloosa, IA1.6+0.4 pts
37Marion, IA1.30 pts
38Cedar Falls, IA1.3-0.6 pts
39Waverly, IA1.2-0 pts
40Indianola, IA1.2-0.3 pts
41Norwalk, IA0.90 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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 or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/iowa-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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 Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/iowa-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Storm Lake, IA, with 37.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Norwalk, IA, with 0.9% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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