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Delta, MO map Population (year 2000): 517. Estimated population in July 2006: 538 (+4.1% change)
 

Males: 250  (48.4%)
Females: 267  (51.6%)

Cape Girardeau County

Median resident age:  36.1 years
Missouri median age:  36.1 years

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,200 (it was $25,417 in 2000)
Delta  $27,200
Missouri:  $41,974

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $59,300 (it was $46,700 in 2000)
Delta  $59,300
Missouri:  $123,100

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Races in Delta:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (22.1%), German (18.8%), Irish (9.5%), French (4.6%), Dutch (2.3%), English (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1967

Elevation: 340 feet

Land area: 0.44 square miles.

Population density: 1218 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Delta

  • High school or higher: 62.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Delta city

  • Never married: 20.9%
  • Now married: 57.5%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Missouri:  2.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Delta:  0.6% ($300)
Missouri:  0.9% ($851)
Delta satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (104.8 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (350.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Allenville, MO (2.0 miles) , Whitewater, MO (4.9 miles) , Chaffee, MO (5.6 miles ), Dutchtown, MO (6.7 miles) , Gordonville, MO (9.1 miles ), Oran, MO (9.7 miles ), Kelso, MO (12.9 miles ), Bell City, MO (13.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 37.20 N, Longitude: 89.74 W


Area code: 573

Delta household income distribution Delta home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +66 (+14.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Paper (11%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (38%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Apparel (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)


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Crime in Delta (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 0.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Average climate in Delta, Missouri

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Delta-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Missouri state average. It is 104% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/22/1981, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.8 miles away from the Delta city center killed one person and injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/6/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.5 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused $12 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Delta:
  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
  • ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
  • MISSOURI DELTA MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; SIKESTON, MO)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Delta:
  • CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 12 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 52 miles; CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 64 miles; MARION, IL; ID: MWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Delta:
  • TWIN CITY AIRPARK (about 19 miles; MARBLE HILL, MO; ID: 0T3)
  • SIKESTON MEML MUNI (about 26 miles; SIKESTON, MO; ID: SIK)
  • DEXTER MUNI (about 33 miles; DEXTER, MO; ID: DXE)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Delta:
  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 52 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 67 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
  • SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 93 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
  • JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 93 miles; HILLSBORO, MO; FT enrollment: 2,568)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 94 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
  • SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 104 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
Public high school in Delta:
  • Delta High (Students: 167; Location: 324 Liberty St; Grades: 07-12; Our rating: 33)
Public elementary/middle school in Delta:
  • Delta Elem. (Students: 165; Location: 3666 State Hwy N; Grades: K-06; Our rating: 36)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Delta and their reported violations in the past:

DELTA (Population served: 450, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Missouri:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.7%
Whole state:  67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.9%
Whole state:  5.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  17.1%
Whole state:  11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.3%
Whole state:  5.1%

Delta compared to Missouri state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Cape Girardeau County Missouri:




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7.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,434 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.20%
Missouri average:  7.87%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($231 average AGI)
Cape Girardeau County:  0.12%
Missouri average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Scott County, MO  1.09% ($30,045 average AGI)
from St. Louis County, MO  0.39% ($24,149)
from Bollinger County, MO  0.38% ($29,337)


6.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,472 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.55%
Missouri average:  7.66%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($116 average AGI)
Cape Girardeau County:  0.06%
Missouri average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Scott County, MO  1.02% ($27,220 average AGI)
to St. Louis County, MO  0.56% ($36,432)
to Bollinger County, MO  0.31% ($28,815)


Strongest AM radio stations in Delta:
  • KAPE (1550 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • KZIM (960 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
  • KRHW (1520 AM; 5 kW; SIKESTON, MO)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
  • WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
  • KWOC (930 AM; 5 kW; POPLAR BLUFF, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Delta:
  • KCGQ-FM (99.3 FM; GORDONVILLE, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
  • KWKZ (106.1 FM; CHARLESTON, MO; Owner: ANDERSON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KGMO (100.7 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • KEZS-FM (102.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKIB (96.5 FM; ANNA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS)
  • KRCU (90.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KBXB (97.9 FM; SIKESTON, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • KREZ (104.7 FM; CHAFFEE, MO; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
  • KMHM (104.1 FM; LUTESVILLE, MO; Owner: HAROLD L. LAWDER)
  • KGKS (93.9 FM; SCOTT CITY, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC.)
  • KBHI (107.1 FM; MINER, MO; Owner: DANA R WITHERS)
  • KBDZ (93.1 FM; PERRYVILLE, MO; Owner: D/B/A DONZE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KYRX (97.3 FM; MARBLE HILL, MO; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)

TV broadcast stations around Delta:
  • K47FB (Channel 47; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K69HT (Channel 69; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
  • KFVS-TV (Channel 12; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • K65GP (Channel 65; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K58FD (Channel 58; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KCGI-CA (Channel 45; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
  • K33EQ (Channel 33; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K67HF (Channel 67; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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