Ottumwa, IA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 24,847
| Ottumwa, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 8,906 | 86.86%, see rank | 92.20% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 900 | 8.78%, see rank | 3.98% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 201 | 1.96%, see rank | 1.97% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 114 | 1.11%, see rank | 1.36% | 3.36% |
| Other | 132 | 1.29%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 24,849
| Ottumwa, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 9,077 | 88.38%, see rank | 92.29% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 850 | 8.28%, see rank | 4.07% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 116 | 1.13%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 139 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.21% | 3.24% |
| Other | 88 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 24,889
| Ottumwa, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 9,449 | 90.07%, see rank | 92.46% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 795 | 7.58%, see rank | 3.99% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 91 | 0.87%, see rank | 2.04% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 101 | 0.96%, see rank | 1.15% | 3.14% |
| Other | 55 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 24,445
| Ottumwa, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 9,340 | 90.11%, see rank | 92.60% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 789 | 7.61%, see rank | 4.00% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 109 | 1.05%, see rank | 2.03% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 117 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.08% | 2.95% |
| Other | 10 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 24,998
| Ottumwa, IA | % | Iowa | U.S. | |
| English | 9,750 | 94.27%, see rank | 92.50% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 421 | 4.07%, see rank | 3.68% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 89 | 0.86%, see rank | 2.62% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 64 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.94% | 2.61% |
| Other | 19 | 0.18%, 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.