Delta County, Colorado

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Key figures

Statistic	Delta County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	31,598	5,862,189	334,922,499	1428th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,774	$95,470	$80,734	2279th of 3,221
Median Age	48.1	37.7	38.9	349th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.6%	45.7%	35.7%	1045th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$343,200	$539,400	$332,700	451st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,121	$1,761	$1,413	673rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.0%	9.4%	12.5%	1457th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.2%	4.6%	5.2%	2401st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	27.7	56.6	n/a	2069th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.8%	9.8%	14.1%	1276th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.2	n/a	n/a	1393rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.9%	66.2%	65.2%	968th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.2	25.2	26.4	1610th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.8%	21.0%	15.1%	441st of 3,222
Uninsured	11.9%	n/a	n/a	1271st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.9%	48.3%	46.9%	2055th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.1%	n/a	n/a	2517th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Delta County, Colorado

Statistic	Delta County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14.5%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	34.2	52.5	61.4

Age in Delta County, Colorado

Statistic	Delta County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	48.1	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	19.1%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.0%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.2%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.4%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Delta County, Colorado

Statistic	Delta County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	12,959	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	59.3%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.9%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.4%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.2%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	22.9%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Delta County, Colorado

Statistic	Delta County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,658	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.0%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.0%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.4%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.6%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.0%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.4%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.3%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Delta County, Colorado

Statistic	Delta County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	15,025	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.5%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.9%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.8%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.1%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.3%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,068	$2,602	n/a

Education in Delta County, Colorado

Statistic	Delta County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	9.2%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.2%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.0%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.3%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.3%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Delta County, Colorado

Statistic	Delta County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.2%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.4%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.6%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	45.7%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.3%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.1%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Delta County, Colorado

Statistic	Delta County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	51.3%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.6%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.0%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.9%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.5%	12.7%	16.7%

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