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Delta County

Michigan · 36,582 residents (2025 est.) · 1,171 sq mi
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Delta County is a county of 36,813 people in Michigan. The median age is 48.0, about 9 years above the US median. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $157,100, having more than doubled since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
36,813
−4%since 2000
from 38,520 in 2000
36,582 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
31 / sq mi
−2%since 2009
from 32 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
48.0
+19%since 2000
from 40.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,171 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
36K37K37K38K39K19902000201020202024Delta County
202437K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.5%(1,641)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.6%(1,704)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(2,346)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.5%(2,019)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.9%(1,786)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 349.9%(3,653)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411%(4,045)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.7%(4,310)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.4%(5,651)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7415.8%(5,804)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.3%(2,696)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.1%(1,158)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$57,809
−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,511 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,649
+96%since 2000
from $18,667 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
37.8%
+17.5 ptssince 2009
from 20.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.7%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 9.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.474
+15%since 2010
from 0.412 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade16.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Information13.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration4.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical4.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Construction1.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$157,100
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $77,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$692
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $383 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
82.0%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 79.6% in 2000
18.0% rent
Vacancy rate
19.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 18.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.26 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.21 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.1%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 23.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
36.4%
−15.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.7
+13%since 2009
from 2.4 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
18
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic95.5%(36,791)
Black0.1%(35)
Hispanic / Latino0.5%(187)
Asian0.3%(120)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic89.9%(33,107)
Black0.2%(69)
Hispanic / Latino1.5%(560)
Asian0.5%(176)
Other7.9%(2,901)
Diversity Score
23
+81%since 2009
from 13 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
20
−15%since 2020
from 24 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
Mexican0.8%(298)
Puerto Rican0.2%(84)
Cuban0.2%(73)
Asian origin
Filipino0.1%(54)
Asian Indian0.1%(53)
Chinese0.1%(27)
Japanese0.1%(20)
Hmong0%(15)
Korean0%(7)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
German20%(7,352)
French12.1%(4,442)
Swedish10.5%(3,879)
Irish9.3%(3,416)
English8%(2,930)
French Canadian5.9%(2,156)
Finnish5.4%(1,998)
Polish4.3%(1,577)
American3.7%(1,358)
Italian3.1%(1,146)
Norwegian2.7%(984)
Belgian2.5%(938)
+ 31 more ancestry groups with data
Croatian2.5%(917)
Dutch2.4%(882)
Scottish1%(373)
Hungarian0.5%(184)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(162)
Czech0.4%(159)
Danish0.4%(157)
British0.4%(140)
Russian0.3%(127)
Canadian0.3%(103)
Arab0.3%(93)
Welsh0.2%(90)
Lebanese0.2%(82)
Greek0.2%(71)
Ukrainian0.2%(59)
Lithuanian0.1%(52)
Swiss0.1%(43)
Austrian0.1%(42)
Portuguese0.1%(27)
Romanian0.1%(19)
Israeli0%(11)
Slovene0%(11)
Serbian0%(7)
Slovak0%(7)
Syrian0%(3)
Latvian0%(2)
Turkish0%(1)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
20.6%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 17.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.9%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 86.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
5.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 5.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
18.2 min
+40%since 2000
from 13.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
81.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 81.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
5.8%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.2%
−6.4 ptssince 2011
from 10.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
51.2%
−7.9 ptssince 2011
from 59.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
65.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 66.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.9%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 13.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
30.9%
+4.1 ptssince 2009
from 26.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.2%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Female
49.8%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Foreign born
1.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
9.8%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 14.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2012
from 17.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.8%
−7.2 ptssince 2013
from 12.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
87.1%
+15.0 ptssince 2017
from 72.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.0%
+6.9 ptssince 2020
from 85.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.7%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 87.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
98.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 98.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
0.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 0.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.5%(4,586)
Married55.9%(8,677)
Widowed4.3%(669)
Divorced10.3%(1,603)
Women 15+
Never married22.6%(3,524)
Married54.9%(8,557)
Widowed11.1%(1,728)
Divorced11.4%(1,778)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.8%
−7.2 ptssince 2013
from 12.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.6%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 49.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
20.9%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 19.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
29.7%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 27.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
22.1%
−4.0 ptssince 2020
from 26.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 5.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
70.3%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 66.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
48.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 50.0% 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)12.3%(358)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21%(613)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.2%(1,288)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(86)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(23)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,917 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, Michigan?

Delta County, Michigan has about 36,813 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Delta County, Michigan earns about $57,809 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Delta County, Michigan expensive?

In Delta County, Michigan, the median home is worth about $157,100, and the typical rent is about $692 a month.

How educated are people in Delta County, Michigan?

About 20.6% of adults age 25 and over in Delta County, Michigan hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Delta County, Michigan?

About 12.7% of people in Delta County, Michigan live below the federal poverty line.

Has Delta County, Michigan grown since 1990?

Yes, Delta County, Michigan has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 967 residents, a change of about -3 percent over that period.

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