COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Delta County

Colorado · 20,980 residents · 1,142 sq mi

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With 20,980 people, Delta County is a county in Colorado. The median age is 41.0, about 8 years above the US median. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 39%. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $52,000. The population has fallen 25% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 41%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,980

−25%vs 2000

vs 27,834 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.0

−3%vs 2000

vs 42.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,142 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202432K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(1,257)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(1,485)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,519)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(1,310)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(821)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.6%(2,428)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(2,816)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(2,317)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.2%(2,357)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.2%(2,567)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.8%(1,636)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(467)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,532

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,785 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,586

−44%vs 2000

vs $17,152 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.8%

+5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,000

−41%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $116,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$305

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $504 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.5%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.5% in 2000

25.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86%(23,945)

Black0.5%(135)

Hispanic / Latino11.4%(3,171)

Asian0.3%(83)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96%(20,138)

Black0.2%(44)

Hispanic / Latino8.7%(1,815)

Asian0.2%(46)

Other3.6%(752)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.9%(3,136)

Spaniard0.9%(276)

South American0.3%(79)

Central American0.2%(64)

Guatemalan0.2%(63)

Puerto Rican0.2%(53)

Cuban0.1%(38)

Argentine0.1%(35)

Colombian0.1%(25)

Peruvian0.1%(19)

Salvadoran0%(1)

Asian origin

Burmese0.3%(110)

Taiwanese0%(12)

Filipino0%(12)

Korean0%(8)

Thai0%(8)

Vietnamese0%(7)

Japanese0%(6)

Chinese0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(18)

Samoan0%(10)

Chamorro0%(4)

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

Scotch-Irish1%(311)

Danish0.8%(263)

Greek0.8%(254)

French Canadian0.7%(206)

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)

Subsaharan African0.1%(16)

Slovak0%(15)

Croatian0%(11)

Canadian0%(10)

Latvian0%(7)

Bulgarian0%(4)

Syrian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.6%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.0%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.6 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 16.7 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 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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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