Delta County, MI

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2022 Population

36,839

0.00814% 1-year growth

US Senator

Debbie Stabenow

Democratic Party

US Senator

Gary Peters

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

47.6

0.422% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13.2%

7.25% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$53,852

5.35% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$139,200

14.1% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

15,097

0.99% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Delta County, MI had a population of 36.8k people with a median age of 47.6 and a median household income of $53,852. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Delta County, MI grew from 36,836 to 36,839, a 0.00814% increase and its median household income grew from $51,117 to $53,852, a 5.35% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Delta County, MI are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.11%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (1.85%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.763%), and White (Hispanic) (0.589%).

None of the households in Delta County, MI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.9% of the residents in Delta County, MI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Delta County, MI are Bay de Noc Community College (309 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Delta County, MI was $139,200, and the homeownership rate was 78.4%.

Most people in Delta County, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19 minutes. The average car ownership in Delta County, MI was 2 cars per household.

Delta County, MI borders Alger County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Marquette County, MI, Menominee County, MI, Schoolcraft County, MI, and Door County, WI.

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Population & Diversity

Delta County, MI is home to a population of 36.8k people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.464% of Delta County, MI residents were born outside of the country (171 people).

In 2022, there were 17.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (33.5k people) in Delta County, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.88k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 680 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%

2022 Citizenship

99.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.9% of Delta County, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Delta County, MI was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Delta County, MI

White (Non-Hispanic)
33.5k ± 385
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.88k ± 397
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
680 ± 116

1.49%

Hispanic Population

548 people

1.49% of the people in Delta County, MI are hispanic (548 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Delta County, MI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
79,402 ± 6,891 people
India
76,527 ± 6,766 people
Iraq
57,451 ± 5,868 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Michigan was Mexico, the natal country of 79,402 Michigan residents, followed by India with 76,527 and Iraq with 57,451.

Foreign-Born Population

0.464%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

171 people

0.725%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

267 people

As of 2022, 0.464% of Delta County, MI residents (171 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Delta County, MI was 0.725%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,313 ± 204
Gulf War (1990s)
543 ± 137
Gulf War (2001-)
480 ± 161

Delta County, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.42 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Delta County, MI employs 15.1k people. The largest industries in Delta County, MI are Manufacturing (2,507 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,132 people), and Retail Trade (2,035 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($84,375), Utilities ($83,125), and Manufacturing ($63,769).

Males in Michigan have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,244. The income inequality in Michigan (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

15.1k

2022 Value

± 758

−0.99%

1 Year decline

± 7.12%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Delta County, MI declined at a rate of −0.99%, from 15.2k employees to 15.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Delta County, MI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,656 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,572 people), and Management Occupations (1,352 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Delta County, MI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Michigan (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

15.1k

2022 Value

± 758

−0.99%

1 Year decline

± 7.12%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Delta County, MI declined at a rate of −0.99%, from 15.2k employees to 15.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Delta County, MI, are Manufacturing (2,507 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,132 people), and Retail Trade (2,035 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Delta County, MI, though some of these residents may live in Delta County, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,171

Median earning men ± $4,763

$26,566

Median earning women ± $2,492

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($77,807), Public Administration ($68,059), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,056).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Construction ($46,250), Public Administration ($44,076), and Information ($40,938).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.16%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.37M people employed in Michigan. This represents a 2.16% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 23.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Michigan.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

77
Other Services (except Public Administration)
75
Construction
56
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$139k
Manufacturing
$71.1k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$59.4k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Delta County, MI went to Donald J. Trump with 62.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.18%).

Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters are the senators currently representing the state of Michigan. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (62.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.18%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Delta County, MI went to Donald J. Trump with 62.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.18%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Delta County, MI for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Michigan

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Debbie Stabenow

Senator from Michigan

Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Gary Peters

Senator from Michigan

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters are the senators currently representing Michigan.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Michigan over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Michigan

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Michigan have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Delta County, MI awarded 309 degrees. The student population of Delta County, MI in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 762 male students and 1,207 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Delta County, MI are White (277 and 89.6%), followed by Two or More Races (18 and 5.83%), Hispanic or Latino (7 and 2.27%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (4 and 1.29%).

The largest universities in Delta County, MI by number of degrees awarded are Bay de Noc Community College (309 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Delta County, MI are Liberal Arts & Sciences (72 and 23.3%), Registered Nursing (50 and 16.2%), and General Business Administration & Management (20 and 6.47%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,969 students enrolled in Delta County, MI, 38.7% men and 61.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,701 records, of which 61.8% were women and 38.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
72 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
50 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
20 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Delta County, MI was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 72 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Delta County, MI according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Bay de Noc Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

309 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Bay de Noc Community College with 309 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 113 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Delta County, MI, which is 0.577 times less than the 196 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 277 degrees mean that there were 15.4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 18 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($7,657) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,798) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.784% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.801% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.31M), Some college (1.92M), and Bachelors Degree (1.42M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Delta County, MI was $139,200 in 2022, which is 0.494 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $122,000 to $139,200, a 14.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Delta County, MI is 78.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Delta County, MI have an average commute time of 19 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Delta County, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Delta County, MI is $53,852. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Delta County, MI was Census Tract 9702 with a value of $70,857, followed by Census Tract 9704 and Census Tract 9707, with respective values of $70,250 and $66,905.

In 2023, 11.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Delta County, MI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.87%.

Housing

Property

$139,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$4,753

$12,425

Median Property Taxes

±$630

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

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

Rent vs Own

78.4%

Homeownership

2022

64.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 78.4% of the housing units in Delta County, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9702
Census Tract 9704
Census Tract 9707

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Delta County, MI was Census Tract 9702 with a value of $70,857, followed by Census Tract 9704 and Census Tract 9707, with respective values of $70,250 and $66,905.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Delta County, MI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$53,852

Median Household Income

± $3,409

15.9k

Number of Households

± 749

In 2022, the median household income of the 15.9k households in Delta County, MI grew to $53,852 from the previous year's value of $51,117.

The following chart displays the households in Delta County, MI 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 County, MI is from Michigan.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Michigan

0.468

2021 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2022, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.473% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Michigan in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (80.5%)
Carpooled (9.51%)
Worked At Home (5.12%)

In 2022, 80.5% of workers in Delta County, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.51%) and those who worked at home (5.12%).

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

19 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Delta County, MI have a shorter commute time (19 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.29% of the workforce in Delta County, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 11.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Delta County, MI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.87%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

13.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Delta County, MI (4.8k out of 36.2k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 15.4% of the children was living in poverty in Delta County, MI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 7.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

94.7% of the population of Delta County, MI has health coverage, with 37.4% on employee plans, 19.9% on Medicaid, 18.2% on Medicare, 16.9% on non-group plans, and 2.35% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Delta County, MI see 1228 patients per year on average, which represents a 7.32% decrease from the previous year (1325 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1534 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 670 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,228 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Delta County, MI

Primary care physicians in Delta County, MI see an average of 1,228 patients per year. This represents a 7.32% decrease from the previous year (1,325 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Delta County, MI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.6% under 18 years, 15.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.26%

Uninsured

37.4%

Employer Coverage

19.9%

Medicaid

18.2%

Medicare

16.9%

Non-Group

2.35%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Delta County, MI declined by 5.16% from 5.55% to 5.26%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Delta County, MI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 60.5 in Delta County, MI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Delta County, MI.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.3% in Delta County, MI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Delta County, MI.