Delmita, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

183

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

29.3

6.39% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

72.1%

20.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$28,571

4.15% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$85,000

3.52% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Delmita, TX is home to a population of 183 people, from which 70.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 29.5% of Delmita, TX residents were born outside of the country (54 people).

In 2024, there were 1.96 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (112 people) in Delmita, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 57 White (Hispanic) and 12 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

70.5%

2024 Citizenship

72.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 70.5% of Delmita, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Delmita, TX was 72.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Delmita, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Delmita, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
112 ± 84
White (Hispanic)
57 ± 53
Other (Hispanic)
12 ± 18

98.9%

Hispanic Population

181 people

98.9% of the people in Delmita, TX are hispanic (181 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Delmita, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

29.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

54 people

29%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

61 people

As of 2024, 29.5% of Delmita, TX residents (54 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Delmita, TX was 29%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Delmita, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Delmita, TX employs 46 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Delmita, TX were Retail Trade (14 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (9 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (6 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($17,500) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($10,250).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 100

−35.2%

1 Year decline

± 397%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Delmita, TX declined at a rate of −35.2%, from 71 employees to 46 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Delmita, TX, are Transportation Occupations (15 people), Personal Care & Service Occupations (9 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (6 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Delmita, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 100

−35.2%

1 Year decline

± 397%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Delmita, TX declined at a rate of −35.2%, from 71 employees to 46 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Delmita, TX, are Retail Trade (14 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (9 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (6 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Delmita, TX, though some of these residents may live in Delmita, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$29,107

Median earning men ± $7,738

$2,499

Median earning women ± $0

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($2,499).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Delmita, TX was $85,000 in 2023, which is 0.255 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $88,100 to $85,000, a 3.52% decrease. The homeownership rate in Delmita, TX is 27.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Delmita, TX have an average commute time of 14.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Delmita, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$85,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$67,714

$15

Median Property Taxes

±$47

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Delmita, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Delmita, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$28,571

Median Household Income

± $2,796

Number of Households

± 50

In 2024, the median household income of the 54 households in Delmita, TX declined from $28,571 from the previous year's value of $29,808.

The following chart displays the households in Delmita, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Delmita, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (95.7%)
Carpooled (4.35%)

In 2024, 95.7% of workers in Delmita, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (4.35%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

14.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Delmita, TX have a shorter commute time (14.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Delmita, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Delmita, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Delmita, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Delmita, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

72.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Delmita, TX (132 out of 183 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 12 - 14, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Delmita, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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