Delta, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

3,705

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.1

1.23% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.76%

38% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$78,506

7.21% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$271,400

Population & Diversity

Delta, UT is home to a population of 3.71k people, from which 91.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13% of Delta, UT residents were born outside of the country (483 people).

In 2024, there were 7.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.79k people) in Delta, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 383 Other (Hispanic) and 198 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.3%

2024 Citizenship

94.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.3% of Delta, UT residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Delta, UT was 94.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Delta, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.79k ± 166
Other (Hispanic)
383 ± 181
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
198 ± 172

19.5%

Hispanic Population

723 people

19.5% of the people in Delta, UT are hispanic (723 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Delta, UT 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 Utah.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
104,058 ± 7,797 people
Venezuela
13,264 ± 2,822 people
Peru
9,271 ± 2,361 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 104,058 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 13,264 and Peru with 9,271.

Foreign-Born Population

13%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

483 people

6.53%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

240 people

As of 2024, 13% of Delta, UT residents (483 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, UT was 6.53%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Korea
54 ± 44
Vietnam
32 ± 42
Gulf War (2001-)
20 ± 22

Delta, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.69 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Delta, UT employs 1.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Delta, UT were Retail Trade (253 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (250 people), and Educational Services (183 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($73,897), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($59,808), and Manufacturing ($56,250).

Employment

Occupations

1.6k

2024 Value

± 258

13.9%

1 Year growth

± 20.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Delta, UT grew at a rate of 13.9%, from 1.4k employees to 1.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Delta, UT, are Production Occupations (264 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (225 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (181 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Delta, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (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

1.6k

2024 Value

± 258

13.9%

1 Year growth

± 20.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Delta, UT grew at a rate of 13.9%, from 1.4k employees to 1.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Delta, UT, are Retail Trade (253 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (250 people), and Educational Services (183 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Delta, UT, though some of these residents may live in Delta, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,875

Median earning men ± $25,736

$31,250

Median earning women ± $8,107

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($140,147), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($117,273), and Manufacturing ($90,282).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($40,938), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($40,550), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,063).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Delta, UT was $271,400 in 2024, which is 0.816 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $255,400 to $271,400, a 6.26% increase. The homeownership rate in Delta, UT is 81.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Delta, UT have an average commute time of 15.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Delta, UT is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$271,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$77,467

$989

Median Property Taxes

±$201

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, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

Rent vs Own

81.2%

Homeownership

2024

68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.2% of the housing units in Delta, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Delta, UT 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.

$78,506

Median Household Income

± $4,295

1.22k

Number of Households

± 215

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.22k households in Delta, UT grew to $78,506 from the previous year's value of $73,224.

The following chart displays the households in Delta, UT 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, UT is from Utah.

0.472

2024 Wage GINI in Utah

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2024, the income inequality in Utah was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.5%)
Carpooled (14%)
Worked At Home (8.4%)

In 2024, 74.5% of workers in Delta, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14%) and those who worked at home (8.4%).

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

15.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Delta, UT have a shorter commute time (15.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.17% of the workforce in Delta, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Delta, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Delta, UT have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.76% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Delta, UT (353 out of 3.62k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Delta, UT is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

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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