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Delta County

Colorado · 32,178 residents (2025 est.) · 1,142 sq mi
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With 31,598 people, Delta County is a county in Colorado. The median age is 48.1, about 9 years above the US median. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 39%. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 4%. Density works out to 28 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
31,598
+14%since 2000
from 27,834 in 2000
32,178 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
28 / sq mi
+4%since 2009
from 27 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
48.1
+14%since 2000
from 42.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,142 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
20K23K26K29K33K19902000201020202024Delta County
202432K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.6%(1,439)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.5%(1,412)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(2,032)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.5%(1,752)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.9%(1,554)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 349%(2,844)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.5%(3,620)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.7%(3,376)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.5%(4,596)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7417.4%(5,492)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.5%(2,381)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.5%(1,100)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$57,774
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,785 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,658
+108%since 2000
from $17,152 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
37.6%
+17.8 ptssince 2009
from 19.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.0%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 12.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.476
+13%since 2010
from 0.420 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade10.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade8.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing8.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Finance & insurance5.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5%
US avg: 6.7%
Construction4.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Manufacturing3.9%
US avg: 0.4%
Public administration3%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.3%
US avg: 0.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$343,200
+62%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $116,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,121
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $504 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 77.5% in 2000
22.1% rent
Vacancy rate
13.8%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.36 people
−6%since 2009
from 2.51 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
24.4%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 28.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.9%
+13.5 ptssince 2009
from 37.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.9
+29%since 2009
from 4.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
54
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic86%(23,945)
Black0.5%(135)
Hispanic / Latino11.4%(3,171)
Asian0.3%(83)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic79.8%(25,202)
Black0.7%(206)
Hispanic / Latino14.5%(4,571)
Asian0.5%(167)
Other4.6%(1,452)
Diversity Score
43
+20%since 2009
from 35 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
26
−3%since 2020
from 26 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican9.9%(3,136)
Spaniard0.9%(276)
Guatemalan0.2%(63)
Puerto Rican0.2%(53)
Cuban0.1%(38)
Argentine0.1%(35)
Colombian0.1%(25)
Peruvian0.1%(19)
Asian origin
Burmese0.3%(110)
Taiwanese0%(12)
Filipino0%(12)
Korean0%(8)
Thai0%(8)
Chinese0%(4)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(10)
Ancestry
German19.6%(6,195)
English16.3%(5,140)
Irish12.1%(3,812)
American8.3%(2,609)
Italian3.4%(1,066)
Scottish2.8%(900)
Swedish2.5%(780)
French1.9%(615)
Welsh1.7%(547)
Norwegian1.6%(500)
Polish1.5%(467)
Dutch1.4%(433)
+ 29 more ancestry groups with data
Danish0.8%(263)
Greek0.8%(254)
Russian0.5%(168)
Swiss0.5%(164)
British0.5%(161)
Finnish0.4%(139)
Czech0.3%(107)
Belgian0.3%(82)
Turkish0.2%(73)
Portuguese0.2%(71)
Arab0.2%(58)
Slovene0.2%(57)
Austrian0.2%(52)
Hungarian0.2%(52)
Iraqi0.1%(34)
Lithuanian0.1%(28)
Lebanese0.1%(21)
Armenian0.1%(21)
Australian0.1%(21)
Romanian0.1%(21)
Slovak0%(15)
Croatian0%(11)
Canadian0%(10)
Latvian0%(7)
Syrian0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
26.6%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 17.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.8%
+10.7 ptssince 2000
from 80.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.3%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 5.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.2 min
+45%since 2000
from 16.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
71.4%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 68.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.1%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.8%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.2%
−6.3 ptssince 2011
from 9.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
49.2%
−6.7 ptssince 2011
from 56.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
69.4%
+6.0 ptssince 2020
from 63.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.4%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 14.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.8%
+6.4 ptssince 2009
from 28.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
49.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
3.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
9.3%
−5.6 ptssince 2009
from 14.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
18.7%
+2.4 ptssince 2012
from 16.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.0%
−8.8 ptssince 2013
from 20.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
81.9%
+11.9 ptssince 2017
from 70.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
91.3%
+4.7 ptssince 2020
from 86.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.3%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 87.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2016
from 90.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.9%
−1.5 ptssince 2016
from 8.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married27.4%(3,658)
Married52.8%(7,043)
Widowed4.1%(552)
Divorced15.7%(2,096)
Women 15+
Never married18.4%(2,464)
Married51.3%(6,858)
Widowed12.4%(1,653)
Divorced17.9%(2,391)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.0%
−8.8 ptssince 2013
from 20.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
34.8%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 36.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 17.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
31.9%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 29.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
28.3%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 30.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 5.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
50.7%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 52.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
54.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 55.2% 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)10.9%(259)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.9%(235)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50.5%(1,197)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.3%(292)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(21)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,368 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Delta County, Colorado?

Delta County, Colorado has about 31,598 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Delta County, Colorado?

The typical household in Delta County, Colorado earns about $57,774 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Delta County, Colorado expensive?

In Delta County, Colorado, the median home is worth about $343,200, and the typical rent is about $1,121 a month.

How educated are people in Delta County, Colorado?

About 26.6% of adults age 25 and over in Delta County, Colorado hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Delta County, Colorado?

About 14.0% of people in Delta County, Colorado live below the federal poverty line.

Has Delta County, Colorado grown since 1990?

Yes, Delta County, Colorado has grown since 1990. The population has added about 10,618 residents, a change of about 51 percent over that period.

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