Delta, CO

Census Place

2024 Population

9,421

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.3

3.82% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

20.5%

4.79% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$45,250

1.65% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$283,300

Population & Diversity

Delta, CO is home to a population of 9.42k people, from which 97.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.37% of Delta, CO residents were born outside of the country (694 people).

In 2024, there were 4.38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.59k people) in Delta, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 592 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2024 Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of Delta, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Delta, CO was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Delta, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.59k ± 374
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.5k ± 499
White (Hispanic)
592 ± 322

25.3%

Hispanic Population

2.38k people

25.3% of the people in Delta, CO are hispanic (2.38k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Delta, CO 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 Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
205,206 ± 10,925 people
India
23,918 ± 3,789 people
China
18,011 ± 3,290 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 205,206 Colorado residents, followed by India with 23,918 and China with 18,011.

Foreign-Born Population

7.37%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

694 people

6.19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

574 people

As of 2024, 7.37% of Delta, CO residents (694 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 Delta, CO was 6.19%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
267 ± 146
Gulf War (2001-)
148 ± 95
Gulf War (1990s)
77 ± 59

Delta, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.8 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Delta, CO.

Economy

The economy of Delta, CO employs 3.55k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Delta, CO were Retail Trade (578 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (413 people), and Construction (406 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($91,136), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($85,273), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($79,583).

Employment

Occupations

3.55k

2024 Value

± 473

6.7%

1 Year growth

± 17.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Delta, CO grew at a rate of 6.7%, from 3.33k employees to 3.55k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Delta, CO, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (426 people), Sales & Related Occupations (388 people), and Production Occupations (331 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Delta, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (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

3.55k

2024 Value

± 473

6.7%

1 Year growth

± 17.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Delta, CO grew at a rate of 6.7%, from 3.33k employees to 3.55k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Delta, CO, are Retail Trade (578 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (413 people), and Construction (406 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Delta, CO, though some of these residents may live in Delta, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,904

Median earning men ± $7,878

$38,421

Median earning women ± $6,660

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($83,472), Public Administration ($51,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,367).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($85,391), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($52,679), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,266).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Delta, CO was $283,300 in 2024, which is 0.852 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $238,100 to $283,300, a 19% increase. The homeownership rate in Delta, CO is 66%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Delta, CO have an average commute time of 20.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Delta, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$283,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$62,673

$2,480

Median Property Taxes

±$342

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 Delta, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

66%

Homeownership

2024

64%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66% of the housing units in Delta, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Delta, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$45,250

Median Household Income

± $7,512

3.76k

Number of Households

± 474

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.76k households in Delta, CO declined from $45,250 from the previous year's value of $46,010.

The following chart displays the households in Delta, CO 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Delta, CO is from Colorado.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (72.5%)
Carpooled (10.8%)
Worked At Home (10.1%)

In 2024, 72.5% of workers in Delta, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.8%) and those who worked at home (10.1%).

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

20.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Delta, CO have a shorter commute time (20.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.33% of the workforce in Delta, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Delta, CO (1.9k out of 9.26k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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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