Ancestry in West Des Moines, Iowa (City)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Iowa and West Des Moines
West Des Moines
Iowa
0%10%20%30%CountGermanOther1Unclassified2IrishEnglishNorwegianAmericanDutchSwedishItalianScottishFrenchPolishDanishSubsaharan AfricanEuropeanCzechWelshYugoslavianArab29.842269%35.081435%29.842269%29.8%18,39018.4k19.568675%15.790212%19.568675%19.6%12,05912.1k18.512268%20.350552%18.512268%18.5%11,40811.4k13.467156%13.520392%13.467156%13.5%8,29910.306050%8.224809%10.306050%10.3%6,3514.577762%5.012829%4.577762%4.6%2,8214.246722%5.818311%4.246722%4.2%2,6173.394781%4.103375%3.394781%3.4%2,0923.290926%2.694209%3.290926%3.3%2,0282.953395%2.072208%2.953395%3.0%1,8202.255615%1.539727%2.255615%2.3%1,3902.091718%2.132661%2.091718%2.1%1,2891.642217%1.276738%1.642217%1.6%1,0121.603271%1.769046%1.603271%1.6%9881.465338%0.575229%1.465338%1.5%9031.453979%1.070724%1.453979%1.5%8961.275477%1.785914%1.275477%1.3%7860.950928%0.697775%0.950928%1.0%5860.946060%0.292411%0.946060%0.9%5830.855186%0.265629%0.855186%0.9%527
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Iowa and West Des Moines
West Des Moines
Iowa
0%20%40%60%Count%MexicanCentral AmericanSouth AmericanPuerto RicanOther HispanicSalvadoranSpaniardGuatemalanCubanEcuadorianNicaraguanCosta RicanArgentineanColombian73.843888%77.896090%73.843888%73.8%2,5074.068%4.07%9.720177%9.807941%9.720177%9.7%3300.536%0.54%4.624448%2.775220%4.624448%4.6%1570.255%0.25%4.536082%3.675010%4.536082%4.5%1540.250%0.25%4.506627%4.427730%4.506627%4.5%1530.248%0.25%3.298969%3.420244%3.298969%3.3%1120.182%0.18%3.063328%1.149345%3.063328%3.1%1040.169%0.17%2.886598%4.019524%2.886598%2.9%980.159%0.16%2.768778%1.109393%2.768778%2.8%940.153%0.15%2.474227%0.724348%2.474227%2.5%840.136%0.14%2.179676%0.470160%2.179676%2.2%740.120%0.12%1.354934%0.286034%1.354934%1.4%460.075%0.07%0.972018%0.203234%0.972018%1.0%330.054%0.05%0.913108%0.684396%0.913108%0.9%310.050%0.05%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Iowa and West Des Moines
West Des Moines
Iowa
0%20%40%Count%IndianVietnameseLaotianChineseKoreanPakistaniFilipinoMixedNot SpecifiedThaiJapaneseNepaleseBangladeshi59.665107%19.637975%59.665107%59.7%2,4233.932%3.93%15.414922%14.272195%15.414922%15.4%6261.016%1.02%4.777148%8.116269%4.777148%4.8%1940.315%0.31%4.186161%19.181313%4.186161%4.2%1700.276%0.28%3.718296%9.199339%3.718296%3.7%1510.245%0.25%2.659443%1.330930%2.659443%2.7%1080.175%0.18%1.822211%6.157428%1.822211%1.8%740.120%0.12%1.797587%1.922788%1.797587%1.8%730.118%0.12%1.526718%1.520204%1.526718%1.5%620.101%0.10%1.354346%2.736969%1.354346%1.4%550.089%0.09%1.329722%2.179661%1.329722%1.3%540.088%0.09%1.132726%0.866757%1.132726%1.1%460.075%0.07%0.566363%0.381553%0.566363%0.6%230.037%0.04%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Neighborhood in West Des Moines

German Ancestry by Neighborhood#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
16.4%18.7%20.9%23.1%25.4%27.6%

Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
15.77%16.13%16.48%16.83%17.18%17.54%

English Ancestry by Neighborhood#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
3.9%5.7%7.5%9.3%11.1%12.9%

Norwegian Ancestry by Neighborhood#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
4.0%5.1%6.3%7.4%8.5%9.7%

American Ancestry by Neighborhood#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
1.4%2.1%2.7%3.3%4.0%4.7%

Dutch Ancestry by Neighborhood#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
2.811%2.852%2.893%2.934%2.976%3.017%

Swedish Ancestry by Neighborhood#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
1.60%1.82%2.02%2.23%2.44%2.65%

Italian Ancestry by Neighborhood#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
4.06%4.21%4.34%4.48%4.62%4.76%

Scottish Ancestry by Neighborhood#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
1.51%1.73%1.95%2.16%2.37%2.59%

French Ancestry by Neighborhood#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
1.20%1.37%1.53%1.69%1.84%2.01%

Polish Ancestry by Neighborhood#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
1.61%1.71%1.81%1.91%2.00%2.11%

Danish Ancestry by Neighborhood#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Danish' ancestry (%):
0.37%0.74%1.11%1.47%1.83%2.20%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Neighborhood#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.4%11.2%14.1%

European Ancestry by Neighborhood#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.31%0.72%1.12%1.53%1.93%2.34%

Czech Ancestry by Neighborhood#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Czech' ancestry (%):
0.38%0.68%0.98%1.27%1.56%1.86%

Mexican Ancestry by Neighborhood#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
1.94%2.06%2.18%2.29%2.41%2.53%

Central American Ancestry by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0000%0.0045%0.0089%0.0134%0.0179%0.0224%

South American Ancestry by Neighborhood#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.018%0.036%0.054%0.072%0.090%

Laotian Ancestry by Neighborhood#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Laotian' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.022%0.045%0.067%0.089%0.112%

Chinese Ancestry by Neighborhood#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.1%0.7%1.2%1.8%2.3%2.9%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in West Des Moines

German Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
21.0%24.6%28.3%31.9%35.5%39.2%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
9.2%11.4%13.6%15.8%17.9%20.2%

English Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
5.3%8.5%11.6%14.8%18.0%21.2%

Norwegian Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
0.4%2.1%3.8%5.4%7.1%8.8%

American Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
1.8%3.5%5.2%6.9%8.6%10.3%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
1.4%2.4%3.4%4.3%5.3%6.3%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.4%2.3%4.1%5.9%7.7%9.5%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.5%2.7%3.9%5.2%6.4%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.5%1.7%2.9%4.1%5.2%6.5%

French Ancestry by Tract#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.9%1.8%2.7%3.7%4.6%5.6%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.34%0.75%1.14%1.54%1.94%2.34%

Danish Ancestry by Tract#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'Danish' ancestry (%):
0.3%1.1%1.9%2.7%3.4%4.3%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.0%6.7%8.4%

European Ancestry by Tract#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.3%1.1%1.8%2.5%3.2%4.0%

Czech Ancestry by Tract#43

Percentage of the population reporting 'Czech' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.7%4.9%6.2%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.2%2.5%4.9%7.2%9.6%11.9%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.37%0.75%1.12%1.49%1.87%

South American Ancestry by Tract#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.37%0.74%1.11%1.48%1.86%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.19%0.38%0.57%0.75%0.95%

Salvadoran Ancestry by Tract#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.13%0.26%0.39%0.51%0.65%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.9%3.9%5.8%7.8%9.8%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.5%2.3%3.0%3.8%

Laotian Ancestry by Tract#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Laotian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.32%0.64%0.97%1.29%1.61%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.24%0.49%0.73%0.97%1.22%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.23%0.45%0.68%0.91%1.14%
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Ancestry by Neighborhood in West Des Moines

There are 2 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within West Des Moines (0 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 2 of those to each other, West Des Moines, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Des Moines.

German Ancestry by Neighborhood#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of West Des Moines, selected neighborhoods in West Des Moines, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%10%20%30%Count#IowaWest North CentralWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesWaterbury NeighborhoodWaterburyPolk CountyPolkMidwestFrisbee Park NeighborhoodFrisbee ParkUnited States of AmericaUnited States35.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M30.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M29.842269%29.842269%29.8%18,39018.4k28.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k27.581408%27.581408%27.6%699126.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k26.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M16.469274%16.469274%16.5%9899214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the Des Moines Area

There are 66 places in the Des Moines Area. This section compares West Des Moines to all of the places in the Des Moines Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Des Moines.

German Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of West Des Moines, selected other places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Coon RapidsSt. MarysBayardYaleAllemanAdairCaseyGrangerVan MeterDe SotoNorwalkElkhartGrimesJohnstonMenloPanoraCummingDallas CenterStuartAltoonaEarlhamIowaCarlisleDiamondhead LakeDiamondhead LkAdelLaconaDexterMartensdalePolk CityWaukeeAnkenyBoutonWest North CentralSt. CharlesUrbandaleWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPleasant HillPolk CountyPolkMidwestNew VirginiaMitchellvilleDes MoinesPattersonBevingtonAckworthSpring HillPerryUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSandyville46.973012%46.973012%47.0%644146.190476%46.190476%46.2%97243.736264%43.736264%43.7%199343.205575%43.205575%43.2%124442.284569%42.284569%42.3%211541.697417%41.697417%41.7%339640.409207%40.409207%40.4%158739.698836%39.698836%39.7%580839.331210%39.331210%39.3%494938.779343%38.779343%38.8%4131038.646420%38.646420%38.6%3,8431138.282209%38.282209%38.3%3121237.900595%37.900595%37.9%3,9501337.714843%37.714843%37.7%7,3511437.560976%37.560976%37.6%1541537.192343%37.192343%37.2%4081637.108434%37.108434%37.1%1541736.358725%36.358725%36.4%6731836.256545%36.256545%36.3%5541936.131081%36.131081%36.1%6,0312035.521996%35.521996%35.5%5412135.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M34.681221%34.681221%34.7%1,3982234.276730%34.276730%34.3%1092334.119107%34.119107%34.1%1,3752434.110169%34.110169%34.1%1612534.101942%34.101942%34.1%2812634.070796%34.070796%34.1%1542734.046173%34.046173%34.0%1,4012833.966382%33.966382%34.0%5,7592933.392620%33.392620%33.4%17,83617.8k3032.298137%32.298137%32.3%523330.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.588235%30.588235%30.6%2343830.357401%30.357401%30.4%12,62212.6k4029.842269%29.842269%29.8%18,39018.4k4228.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k28.109717%28.109717%28.1%2,6444726.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k26.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.954792%24.954792%25.0%1385222.236900%22.236900%22.2%5055621.206526%21.206526%21.2%45,14045.1k5918.857143%18.857143%18.9%336118.518519%18.518519%18.5%106216.666667%16.666667%16.7%116316.666667%16.666667%16.7%106416.416963%16.416963%16.4%1,2936514.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M0.000000%0.000000%0.0%066
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 66 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in Iowa

There are 1,008 places in Iowa. This section compares West Des Moines to the 50 most populous places in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Des Moines. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,876.

German Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of West Des Moines, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%20%40%Count#CarrollWaverlyDubuqueSpencerLe MarsClintonCedar FallsNorwalkMason CityFort MadisonMarionGrimesJohnstonFort DodgeNorth LibertyAltoonaBettendorfIowaCedar RapidsWaukeeDecorahAnkenyAmesBooneWest North CentralSioux CityCoralvilleUrbandaleBurlingtonCouncil BluffsDavenportIndianolaNewtonIowa CityWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesWaterlooMuscatineDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPleasant HillGrinnellClivePolk CountyPolkMount PleasantMt PleasantMidwestMarshalltownKeokukPellaDenisonCrestonFairfieldOskaloosaDes MoinesOttumwaStorm LakePerryUnited States of AmericaUnited States59.869870%59.869870%59.9%5,981146.372773%46.372773%46.4%4,660244.055693%44.055693%44.1%25,78825.8k343.904404%43.904404%43.9%4,905440.657439%40.657439%40.7%3,995539.926572%39.926572%39.9%10,44010.4k639.257372%39.257372%39.3%16,02816.0k738.646420%38.646420%38.6%3,843838.644449%38.644449%38.6%10,64510.6k938.592256%38.592256%38.6%4,1561038.120329%38.120329%38.1%14,18014.2k1137.900595%37.900595%37.9%3,9501237.714843%37.714843%37.7%7,3511337.289856%37.289856%37.3%9,1831436.440179%36.440179%36.4%6,1891536.131081%36.131081%36.1%6,0311635.522712%35.522712%35.5%12,45012.5k1735.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M34.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k1833.966382%33.966382%34.0%5,7591933.888541%33.888541%33.9%2,7062033.392620%33.392620%33.4%17,83617.8k2133.213678%33.213678%33.2%21,28121.3k2233.166786%33.166786%33.2%4,1822330.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.623231%30.623231%30.6%25,31525.3k2430.391473%30.391473%30.4%6,1022530.357401%30.357401%30.4%12,62212.6k2630.323239%30.323239%30.3%7,7302730.075731%30.075731%30.1%18,74518.7k2829.968232%29.968232%30.0%30,65930.7k2929.968064%29.968064%30.0%4,5983029.940358%29.940358%29.9%4,5183129.921945%29.921945%29.9%21,65921.7k3229.842269%29.842269%29.8%18,39018.4k3329.060667%29.060667%29.1%19,86519.9k3428.934711%28.934711%28.9%6,9183528.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k28.109717%28.109717%28.1%2,6443628.007024%28.007024%28.0%2,5523727.893315%27.893315%27.9%4,7483826.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k26.910847%26.910847%26.9%2,2853926.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.905019%24.905019%24.9%6,8834024.764772%24.764772%24.8%2,6324124.756809%24.756809%24.8%2,5454224.237329%24.237329%24.2%2,0184323.168719%23.168719%23.2%1,8254422.711728%22.711728%22.7%2,2584521.892876%21.892876%21.9%2,5264621.206526%21.206526%21.2%45,14045.1k4719.401837%19.401837%19.4%4,7944818.369242%18.369242%18.4%1,9784916.416963%16.416963%16.4%1,2935014.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares West Des Moines to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Des Moines. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

German Ancestry by Place#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of West Des Moines, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%10%20%30%Count#FargoLincolnSioux FallsIowaCedar RapidsMadisonGreen BayRochesterWest North CentralDavenportWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesKenoshaDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesOlathePolk CountyPolkOverland ParkFort WayneOmahaMidwestColumbiaEvansvilleTopekaSpringfieldToledoMinneapolisNapervilleSpringfieldDes MoinesWichitaSt. PaulPeoriaCincinnatiColumbusLansingAnn ArborRockfordKansas CityMilwaukeeWarrenAkronJolietSterling HeightsSterling HtsIndianapolisSouth BendElginSt. LouisDaytonIndependenceGrand RapidsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAuroraKansas CityDearbornClevelandChicagoFlintDetroit39.448038%39.448038%39.4%45,74045.7k137.022467%37.022467%37.0%101,078101k236.247052%36.247052%36.2%60,85360.9k335.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M34.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k433.677053%33.677053%33.7%82,85782.9k531.589980%31.589980%31.6%33,15433.2k631.227333%31.227333%31.2%34,78634.8k730.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M29.968232%29.968232%30.0%30,65930.7k829.842269%29.842269%29.8%18,39018.4k28.339258%28.339258%28.3%28,30128.3k928.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k27.114100%27.114100%27.1%36,00436.0k1026.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k26.806693%26.806693%26.8%49,26449.3k1126.519233%26.519233%26.5%69,20369.2k1226.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k1326.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.985576%25.985576%26.0%30,44630.4k1425.461900%25.461900%25.5%30,59430.6k1524.210023%24.210023%24.2%30,86130.9k1622.936314%22.936314%22.9%26,77726.8k1722.481076%22.481076%22.5%63,13963.1k1822.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k1921.286928%21.286928%21.3%31,03431.0k2021.208323%21.208323%21.2%35,02335.0k2121.206526%21.206526%21.2%45,14045.1k2221.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k2321.144501%21.144501%21.1%62,83362.8k2419.813777%19.813777%19.8%22,98223.0k2519.461027%19.461027%19.5%57,99658.0k2619.331022%19.331022%19.3%161,808162k2718.360590%18.360590%18.4%21,07321.1k2817.734382%17.734382%17.7%20,94220.9k2917.554496%17.554496%17.6%26,26126.3k3017.459678%17.459678%17.5%82,36982.4k3117.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k3216.995017%16.995017%17.0%22,95523.0k3316.146453%16.146453%16.1%32,05232.1k3415.841779%15.841779%15.8%23,36923.4k3515.801145%15.801145%15.8%20,80620.8k3615.727423%15.727423%15.7%133,160133k3715.651692%15.651692%15.7%15,81415.8k3815.634521%15.634521%15.6%17,49817.5k3915.564345%15.564345%15.6%49,18849.2k4015.437535%15.437535%15.4%21,78921.8k4115.434621%15.434621%15.4%18,09218.1k4215.425480%15.425480%15.4%29,90829.9k4314.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M12.170805%12.170805%12.2%24,45224.5k4411.747187%11.747187%11.7%17,59217.6k459.685930%9.685930%9.7%9,252469.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k477.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k487.305041%7.305041%7.3%7,226491.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares West Des Moines to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Des Moines. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

German Ancestry by Place#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of West Des Moines, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain West Des Moines
0%10%20%30%Count#IowaWest North CentralWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPolk CountyPolkOmahaMidwestMinneapolisColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWichitaColumbusPortlandKansas CityMilwaukeeSeattleIndianapolisLouisvilleDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMesaTulsaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOklahoma CityTucsonAustinPhoenixAlbuquerqueLas VegasCharlotteRaleighJacksonvilleClevelandSan DiegoArlingtonNashville-DavidsonFort WorthSacramentoSan FranciscoSan AntonioChicagoFresnoWashingtonPhiladelphiaBaltimoreLong BeachDallasAtlantaOaklandSan JoseHoustonBostonLos AngelesMemphisEl PasoNew YorkDetroitMiami35.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M30.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M29.842269%29.842269%29.8%18,39018.4k28.211948%28.211948%28.2%172,588173k26.944915%26.944915%26.9%123,720124k26.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k126.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M22.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k221.374279%21.374279%21.4%95,91995.9k321.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k419.331022%19.331022%19.3%161,808162k517.672244%17.672244%17.7%109,672110k617.459678%17.459678%17.5%82,36982.4k717.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k815.971916%15.971916%16.0%106,828107k915.727423%15.727423%15.7%133,160133k1015.693629%15.693629%15.7%95,97896.0k1114.440912%14.440912%14.4%95,78795.8k1214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.061464%14.061464%14.1%66,15366.2k1312.786255%12.786255%12.8%51,13351.1k1412.648171%12.648171%12.6%56,88356.9k1512.002290%12.002290%12.0%74,41674.4k1611.844325%11.844325%11.8%62,48962.5k1711.636092%11.636092%11.6%105,630106k1811.086886%11.086886%11.1%172,437172k199.943989%9.943989%9.9%55,37455.4k209.684899%9.684899%9.7%59,39759.4k219.423318%9.423318%9.4%76,21976.2k229.420927%9.420927%9.4%41,57741.6k239.410868%9.410868%9.4%80,61580.6k249.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k259.178491%9.178491%9.2%126,187126k269.004191%9.004191%9.0%34,56734.6k278.703250%8.703250%8.7%56,02956.0k288.437243%8.437243%8.4%68,84268.8k297.867212%7.867212%7.9%38,11938.1k307.811291%7.811291%7.8%66,41866.4k317.662236%7.662236%7.7%110,287110k327.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k336.994260%6.994260%7.0%35,93735.9k346.978205%6.978205%7.0%45,98746.0k356.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k366.862802%6.862802%6.9%42,61842.6k375.977739%5.977739%6.0%28,08328.1k385.839493%5.839493%5.8%74,65474.7k395.734063%5.734063%5.7%26,16926.2k405.705757%5.705757%5.7%23,51023.5k415.695870%5.695870%5.7%57,49257.5k425.172272%5.172272%5.2%115,889116k434.573137%4.573137%4.6%30,10430.1k444.205190%4.205190%4.2%164,796165k453.879962%3.879962%3.9%25,44725.4k463.606034%3.606034%3.6%24,45124.5k473.014360%3.014360%3.0%255,074255k481.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k491.605096%1.605096%1.6%6,94450
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of West Des Moines. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
Iowa
Counties:
Dallas, Madison, Polk, Warren
Metro Area:
Des Moines Area
Townships:
Bloomfield, Boone, Lee, Linn, Walnut
ZIP Codes:
50038, 50061, 50261, 50263, 50265, 50266, 50321
Unified School Districts:
Des Moines Independent, Norwalk, Van Meter, Waukee, West Des Moines, Winterset
Neighborhoods:
Frisbee Park, Waterbury
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate Districts:
IA-10, IA-13, IA-21, IA-22
State House Districts:
IA-19, IA-25, IA-42, IA-43, IA-44
Neighboring Cities:
Clive, Cumming, Des Moines, Norwalk, Waukee, Windsor Heights
Nearby Cities:
Adel, Bevington, De Soto, Grimes, Johnston, Martensdale, Spring Hill, Urbandale, Van Meter
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Saylorville