With 11,009 people, Delhi is a city in California. The median age is 30.0, younger than the US median of 38.9. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The foreign-born share is 33%. The population is up 37% since 2000. Households here earn about 32% less than in California as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 84%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Delhi
What changed most since 1990
Population3,160 → 11,009(+248%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share40.9% → 77.7%(+36.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share55.2% → 17.2%(−38.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Delhi's population equals 3.8% of Merced County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)6.8%(16)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.2%(74)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.1%(76)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.7%(23)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 237 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Delhi, decade by decade
Delhi population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,160
$66,035
$181,445
1.4%
66.0
2000
8,022
$75,834
$190,545
6.5%
69.1
2010
10,755
$72,872
$327,275
10.1%
54.7
2020
10,656
$76,934
$319,372
12.6%
42.9
2024
11,009
$67,500
$349,700
14.7%
45.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
