CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Delhi

Louisiana · 3,169 residents · 2.87 sq mi

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Delhi is a city of 3,169 people in Louisiana. The poverty rate is 30.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $36,400. The median household earns $16,702, about 45% below the national median. Households here earn about 24% less than in Louisiana as a whole. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,169

+3%vs 2000

vs 3,066 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.87 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(243)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(277)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(288)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(179)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(172)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(505)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.7%(370)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(269)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(281)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(265)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.7%(275)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(45)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,702

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,763 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,629

−32%vs 2000

vs $11,161 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.9%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,400

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$277

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $345 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.3%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.6% in 2000

27.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic41.7%(1,280)

Black56.6%(1,736)

Hispanic / Latino1%(30)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic52.9%(1,677)

Black46.7%(1,479)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(21)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(74)

Central American0.2%(4)

Honduran0.2%(4)

Ancestry

American10.5%(271)

Irish4.9%(127)

English3.7%(96)

Scottish1.5%(39)

British1.1%(29)

German0.7%(18)

Italian0.7%(18)

French0.5%(13)

French Canadian0.5%(12)

Greek0.4%(10)

Subsaharan African0.4%(10)

Dutch0.3%(7)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.0%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.0%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.5 min

−6%vs 2000

vs 14.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married48.7%(488)

Married42.1%(422)

Widowed3.8%(38)

Divorced5.5%(55)

Women 15+

Never married40%(446)

Married40.3%(449)

Widowed10.3%(115)

Divorced9.3%(104)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.1%

−25.5 ptssince 2013

from 32.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 32.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.3%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

52.4%

+9.8 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

38.0%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

64.8%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 59.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)18.5%(33)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)53.4%(95)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era5.6%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 178 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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