Delta County, Colorado (CO)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,829
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 8,566
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,134 (it was 2,492 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 34% |
Land area: 1142 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 28 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.3%), Retail trade (12.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 71%
- Government: 16%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 24,56978.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4,99415.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 9022.9%Two or more races
- 4081.3%Some other race alone
- 1960.6%Asian alone
- 1810.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1600.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 48.3 years |
| Colorado median age: | 37.7 years |
| Males: 15,819 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 15,727 |  (49.9%) |
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| Delta County: | 2.0 people |
| Colorado: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $57,445 ($32,785 in 1999)
| This county: | $57,445 |
| Colorado: | $89,302 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $744 (lower quartile is $580, upper quartile is $981)
| This county: | $744 |
| State: | $1513 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $332,180 (it was $116,000 in 2000)
| Delta: | $332,180 |
| Colorado: | $531,100 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,391
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $456
Institutionalized population: 650
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 5
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 4
- Burglaries: 41
- Thefts: 103
- Auto thefts: 16
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 6
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 4
- Burglaries: 80
- Thefts: 122
- Auto thefts: 20
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 60 buildings, average cost: $175,200
- 2021: 98 buildings, average cost: $200,500
- 2020: 57 buildings, average cost: $202,400
- 2019: 60 buildings, average cost: $196,500
- 2018: 48 buildings, average cost: $173,900
- 2017: 46 buildings, average cost: $193,900
- 2016: 15 buildings, average cost: $154,700
- 2015: 7 buildings, average cost: $168,500
- 2014: 11 buildings, average cost: $180,000
- 2013: 13 buildings, average cost: $142,000
- 2012: 10 buildings, average cost: $149,100
- 2011: 9 buildings, average cost: $216,600
- 2010: 10 buildings, average cost: $176,700
- 2009: 13 buildings, average cost: $168,100
- 2008: 45 buildings, average cost: $130,600
- 2007: 114 buildings, average cost: $110,100
- 2006: 146 buildings, average cost: $127,700
- 2005: 110 buildings, average cost: $128,600
- 2004: 74 buildings, average cost: $121,300
- 2003: 58 buildings, average cost: $114,800
- 2002: 36 buildings, average cost: $118,300
- 2001: 24 buildings, average cost: $110,600
- 2000: 92 buildings, average cost: $77,300
- 1999: 51 buildings, average cost: $93,600
- 1998: 57 buildings, average cost: $87,400
- 1997: 35 buildings, average cost: $76,300
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,018 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $939 (0.3%)
| Delta County: | 14.8% |
| Colorado: | 9.4% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 48.3 years old
(Males: 46.2 years old, Females: 50.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 53.8 years old, Black residents: 30.3 years old, American Indian residents: 42.8 years old, Asian residents: 43.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.6 years old, Other race residents: 30.7 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Delta County is $487 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $574 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $788 a month.
Cities in this county include: Delta, Orchard City, Cedaredge, Paonia, Hotchkiss, Crawford.
Neighboring counties: Bracken County, Kentucky 
, Mason County, West Virginia , Nevada County, California 
, Hocking County, Ohio , Moniteau County, Missouri , Prince William County, Virginia , Shawnee County, Kansas .
| Here: | 3.9% |
| Colorado: | 3.2% |
Current college students: 538
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,324 (59.5% naturalized citizens)
| Delta County: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1762010 or later
- 2232000 to 2009
- 4341990 to 1999
- 2241980 to 1989
- 1071970 to 1979
- 225Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 11,726
- One, attached: 350
- Two: 286
- 3 or 4: 376
- 5 to 9: 155
- 10 to 19: 85
- 20 to 49: 48
- 50 or more: 24
- Mobile homes: 1,994
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 202
Housing units in Delta County with a mortgage: 5,001 (354 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 289 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52
| Here: | 8.8% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Delta County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 4,238 | 36 |
| Catholic | 3,630 | 4 |
| Other | 1,676 | 9 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,615 | 11 |
| Orthodox | 96 | 1 |
| None | 19,697 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 8
| Delta County: | 2.65 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| This county: | 0.66 / 10,000 pop. |
| Colorado: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
| Delta County: | 4.30 / 10,000 pop. |
| Colorado: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 31
| This county: | 10.26 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Delta County: | 6.8% |
| Colorado: | 5.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Delta County: | 19.7% |
| State: | 18.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 11.2% |
| State: | 9.6% |
Agriculture in Delta County:
Average size of farms: 247 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $36,761
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $414.13
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 63.12%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $34,682
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.26%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 91.14%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $63,553
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.50%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.49
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.07%
Corn for grain: 2887 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 351 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,016 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 2,521 acres
Earthquake activity:
Delta County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 1272% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 422.2 miles away from Delta County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 523.4 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 474.9 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 326.5 miles away from the county center
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 576.0 miles away from Delta County center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 3/18/2020 at 13:09:31, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 7.4 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 258.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Colorado Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4498, Natural disaster type: Other
- Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3224: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Colorado McGruder Fire, Incident Period: July 03, 2004 to July 11, 2004, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 2526, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1421: June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: 1421, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Colorado SEVERE STORMS, MUDSLIDES, LANDSLIDES, FLOODING, Incident Period: July 27, 1984, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-719: July 27, 1984, FEMA Id: 719, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Colorado Drought, Incident Period: January 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3025: January 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3025, Natural disaster type: Drought
- Colorado FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, Incident Period: July 06, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-396: July 06, 1973, FEMA Id: 396, Natural disaster type: Landslide, Flood
- Colorado Heavy Rains, Flooding, Incident Period: September 22, 1970, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-293: September 22, 1970, FEMA Id: 293, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain
The number of natural disasters in Delta County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 7,061 (67.1%)
- Carpooled: 801 (7.6%)
- Bus: 29 (0.3%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 51 (0.5%)
- Bicycle: 65 (0.6%)
- Walked: 469 (4.5%)
- Worked at home: 2,012 (19.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (18%)
- Management occupations (17%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (4%)
- Material moving occupations (3%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Mexico (52%)
- Canada (8%)
- Germany (7%)
- Thailand (5%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Israel (4%)
- England (3%)
- American (16%)
- German (13%)
- English (13%)
- Irish (7%)
- European (3%)
- Italian (2%)
- Scottish (2%)
People in group quarters in Delta County, Colorado in 2010:
- 459 people in state prisons
- 134 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 48 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 40 people in group homes intended for adults
- 17 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 9 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 6 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Delta County, Colorado in 2000:
- 467 people in state prisons
- 168 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 115 people in nursing homes
- 99 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 31 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 21 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 8 people in other group homes
- 4 people in other workers' dormitories
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9.75% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($57,395 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.75% |
| Colorado average: | 11.28% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.18% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($32,986 average AGI)
3.57% relocated from other states ($24,410 average AGI)
Delta County: 3.57% Colorado average: 5.04%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Montrose County, CO |  1.35% ($36,411 average AGI) |
| from Mesa County, CO | 1.26% ($40,862) |
| from Jefferson County, CO | 0.49% ($78,169) |
| from Garfield County, CO | 0.33% ($28,700) |
| from Denver County, CO | 0.31% ($58,811) |
| from El Paso County, CO | 0.23% ($50,857) |
| from Boulder County, CO | 0.22% ($69,154) |
7.18% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,646 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.18% |
| Colorado average: | 11.05% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.80% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($22,589 average AGI)
3.38% relocated to other states ($20,058 average AGI)
Delta County: 3.38% Colorado average: 4.80%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Montrose County, CO | 1.21% ($41,817 average AGI) |
| to Mesa County, CO | 1.09% ($42,797) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,548 (5,803 aged, 745 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,068 (16%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Delta County, Colorado in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (453)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (429)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (392)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (365)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (191)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (179)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (117)
- Unspecified dementia (111)
- Congestive heart failure (55)
- Atrial fibrillation and flutter (11)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 187.6. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 123.4
- Other - 64.2
Household type by relationship:
Households: 31,546- Male householders: 6,082 (1,872 living alone), Female householders: 6,763 (2,312 living alone)
6,075 spouses (5,990 opposite-sex spouses), 567 unmarried partners, (552 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,589 children (6,885 natural, 250 adopted, 449 stepchildren), 883 grandchildren, 571 brothers or sisters, 476 parents, 29 foster children, 441 other relatives, 867 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,163
Size of family households: 4,546 2-persons, 1,143 3-persons, 1,020 4-persons, 770 5-persons, 241 6-persons, 108 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,183 1-person, 730 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 16 4-persons.
3,877 married couples with children.
1,089 single-parent households (316 men, 773 women).
92.3% of residents of Delta speak English at home.
6.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $173,179,000 ($5,816 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,736,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $88,151,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,364,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $922,000
Federal grants: $31,529,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,333,000 ($1,698,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,880,000 ($66,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,255,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $33,537,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,542,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,660| Here: | 55 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 76 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,681
| Here: | 56 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 32 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +374
| Here: | +12 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +24 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,795
| Here: | +60 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.21 millions of gallons per day (20% from ground, 80% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 |
| State: | 6.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Delta County, Colorado
- 912020 or later
- 9352010 to 2019
- 2,4672000 to 2009
- 2,0671990 to 1999
- 1,5181980 to 1989
- 2,9081970 to 1979
- 1,0781960 to 1969
- 7461950 to 1959
- 5981940 to 1949
- 2,4031939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Delta County, Colorado
- 601 room
- 972 rooms
- 3063 rooms
- 8924 rooms
- 1,9695 rooms
- 2,8396 rooms
- 1,3747 rooms
- 1,0098 rooms
- 1,2479+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Delta County, Colorado
- 1531 room
- 1032 rooms
- 3323 rooms
- 8484 rooms
- 6855 rooms
- 4046 rooms
- 1497 rooms
- 1498 rooms
- 2109+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Delta County, Colorado
- 59no bedroom
- 3531 bedroom
- 2,0312 bedrooms
- 5,1513 bedrooms
- 1,7584 bedrooms
- 4435+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Delta County, Colorado
- 157no bedroom
- 6211 bedroom
- 9902 bedrooms
- 8973 bedrooms
- 3424 bedrooms
- 435+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Delta County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 241no vehicle
- 2,0511 vehicle
- 3,6062 vehicles
- 2,4633 vehicles
- 9674 vehicles
- 4375+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Delta County in renter-occupied apartments
- 305no vehicle
- 1,4181 vehicle
- 9562 vehicles
- 2343 vehicles
- 384 vehicles
- 905+ vehicles
90.6% of Delta County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Colorado.
| Delta County: | 90.6% |
| State average: | 83.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 16,408
- Other state: 13,648
- Northeast: 1,481
- Midwest: 3,893
- South: 2,284
- West: 5,965
- 47.2%Utility gas
- 16.9%Electricity
- 16.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.8%Wood
- 3.2%Other fuel
- 0.9%Solar energy
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.4%Coal or coke
- 52.6%Utility gas
- 18.9%Electricity
- 16.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.9%Wood
- 1.2%Other fuel
- 1.1%No fuel used
- 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%Coal or coke
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 281
| Here: | 9.2% |
| Colorado: | 11.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 127
| Here: | 7.7% |
| Colorado: | 8.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 138
| Here: | 23.7% |
| Colorado: | 14.0% |
Delta County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $2,198,000
Other: $1,981,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,493,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,019,000
Air Transportation: $20,000
Air Transportation: $14,000
- Construction - General - Other: $5,599,000
General - Other: $1,017,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $4,383,000
Regular Highways: $4,002,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,999,000
Regular Highways: $3,931,000
Police Protection: $3,513,000
Central Staff Services: $3,125,000
Police Protection: $2,989,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,981,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,962,000
Central Staff Services: $1,898,000
Financial Administration: $1,813,000
Financial Administration: $1,502,000
Health - Other: $1,277,000
Health - Other: $1,275,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,094,000
Solid Waste Management: $956,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $944,000
Solid Waste Management: $893,000
General Public Buildings: $552,000
General Public Buildings: $527,000
Parks and Recreation: $229,000
Housing and Community Development: $125,000
Housing and Community Development: $121,000
Libraries: $88,000
Libraries: $88,000
Natural Resources - Other: $86,000
General - Other: $85,000
Natural Resources - Other: $83,000
Air Transportation: $80,000
Air Transportation: $76,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $909,000
General Local Government Support: $710,000
Health and Hospitals: $414,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $99,000
Interest on Debt: $69,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $154,000
Health and Hospitals: $139,000
Highways: $62,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,719,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,486,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,967,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,733,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $476,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $313,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $242,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $80,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $690,000
General Revenue - Other: $572,000
Interest Earnings: $345,000
Interest Earnings: $120,000
Rents: $17,000
Sale of Property: $8,000
Rents: $7,000
Sale of Property: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,731,000
Solid Waste Management: $808,000
Regular Highways: $559,000
Central Staff Services: $309,000
Central Staff Services: $202,000
Police Protection: $190,000
Police Protection: $154,000
General Public Building: $97,000
Solid Waste Management: $91,000
General Public Building: $50,000
Air Transportation: $13,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
Air Transportation: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,454,000
Cash and Securities: $20,299,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,532,000
Public Welfare: $3,142,000
General Local Government Support: $1,186,000
General Local Government Support: $1,079,000
Health and Hospitals: $973,000
Health and Hospitals: $547,000
Other: $515,000
Other: $443,000
Highways: $109,000
Highways: $46,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,776,000
Property: $5,232,000
Property: $4,993,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,869,000
Other: $3,701,000
Other: $2,998,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,072,000
Motor Vehicle License: $970,000
Other License: $9,000
Other License: $5,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $10,771,000
: $9,624,000
Delta County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $2,198,000
Other: $1,981,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,493,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,019,000
Air Transportation: $20,000
Air Transportation: $14,000
- Construction - General - Other: $5,599,000
General - Other: $1,017,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $4,383,000
Regular Highways: $4,002,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,999,000
Regular Highways: $3,931,000
Police Protection: $3,513,000
Central Staff Services: $3,125,000
Police Protection: $2,989,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,981,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,962,000
Central Staff Services: $1,898,000
Financial Administration: $1,813,000
Financial Administration: $1,502,000
Health - Other: $1,277,000
Health - Other: $1,275,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,094,000
Solid Waste Management: $956,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $944,000
Solid Waste Management: $893,000
General Public Buildings: $552,000
General Public Buildings: $527,000
Parks and Recreation: $229,000
Housing and Community Development: $125,000
Housing and Community Development: $121,000
Libraries: $88,000
Libraries: $88,000
Natural Resources - Other: $86,000
General - Other: $85,000
Natural Resources - Other: $83,000
Air Transportation: $80,000
Air Transportation: $76,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $909,000
General Local Government Support: $710,000
Health and Hospitals: $414,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $99,000
Interest on Debt: $69,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $154,000
Health and Hospitals: $139,000
Highways: $62,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,719,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,486,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,967,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,733,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $476,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $313,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $242,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $80,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $690,000
General Revenue - Other: $572,000
Interest Earnings: $345,000
Interest Earnings: $120,000
Rents: $17,000
Sale of Property: $8,000
Rents: $7,000
Sale of Property: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,731,000
Solid Waste Management: $808,000
Regular Highways: $559,000
Central Staff Services: $309,000
Central Staff Services: $202,000
Police Protection: $190,000
Police Protection: $154,000
General Public Building: $97,000
Solid Waste Management: $91,000
General Public Building: $50,000
Air Transportation: $13,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
Air Transportation: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,454,000
Cash and Securities: $20,299,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,532,000
Public Welfare: $3,142,000
General Local Government Support: $1,186,000
General Local Government Support: $1,079,000
Health and Hospitals: $973,000
Health and Hospitals: $547,000
Other: $515,000
Other: $443,000
Highways: $109,000
Highways: $46,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,776,000
Property: $5,232,000
Property: $4,993,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,869,000
Other: $3,701,000
Other: $2,998,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,072,000
Motor Vehicle License: $970,000
Other License: $9,000
Other License: $5,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $10,771,000
: $9,624,000
Delta County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $2,198,000
Other: $1,981,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,493,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,019,000
Air Transportation: $20,000
Air Transportation: $14,000
- Construction - General - Other: $5,599,000
General - Other: $1,017,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $4,383,000
Regular Highways: $4,002,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,999,000
Regular Highways: $3,931,000
Police Protection: $3,513,000
Central Staff Services: $3,125,000
Police Protection: $2,989,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,981,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,962,000
Central Staff Services: $1,898,000
Financial Administration: $1,813,000
Financial Administration: $1,502,000
Health - Other: $1,277,000
Health - Other: $1,275,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,094,000
Solid Waste Management: $956,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $944,000
Solid Waste Management: $893,000
General Public Buildings: $552,000
General Public Buildings: $527,000
Parks and Recreation: $229,000
Housing and Community Development: $125,000
Housing and Community Development: $121,000
Libraries: $88,000
Libraries: $88,000
Natural Resources - Other: $86,000
General - Other: $85,000
Natural Resources - Other: $83,000
Air Transportation: $80,000
Air Transportation: $76,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $909,000
General Local Government Support: $710,000
Health and Hospitals: $414,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $99,000
Interest on Debt: $69,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $154,000
Health and Hospitals: $139,000
Highways: $62,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,719,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,486,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,967,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,733,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $476,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $313,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $242,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $80,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $690,000
General Revenue - Other: $572,000
Interest Earnings: $345,000
Interest Earnings: $120,000
Rents: $17,000
Sale of Property: $8,000
Rents: $7,000
Sale of Property: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,731,000
Solid Waste Management: $808,000
Regular Highways: $559,000
Central Staff Services: $309,000
Central Staff Services: $202,000
Police Protection: $190,000
Police Protection: $154,000
General Public Building: $97,000
Solid Waste Management: $91,000
General Public Building: $50,000
Air Transportation: $13,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
Air Transportation: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,454,000
Cash and Securities: $20,299,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,532,000
Public Welfare: $3,142,000
General Local Government Support: $1,186,000
General Local Government Support: $1,079,000
Health and Hospitals: $973,000
Health and Hospitals: $547,000
Other: $515,000
Other: $443,000
Highways: $109,000
Highways: $46,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,776,000
Property: $5,232,000
Property: $4,993,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,869,000
Other: $3,701,000
Other: $2,998,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,072,000
Motor Vehicle License: $970,000
Other License: $9,000
Other License: $5,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $10,771,000
: $9,624,000
Delta County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $2,198,000
Other: $1,981,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,493,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,019,000
Air Transportation: $20,000
Air Transportation: $14,000
- Construction - General - Other: $5,599,000
General - Other: $1,017,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $4,383,000
Regular Highways: $4,002,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,999,000
Regular Highways: $3,931,000
Police Protection: $3,513,000
Central Staff Services: $3,125,000
Police Protection: $2,989,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,981,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,962,000
Central Staff Services: $1,898,000
Financial Administration: $1,813,000
Financial Administration: $1,502,000
Health - Other: $1,277,000
Health - Other: $1,275,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,094,000
Solid Waste Management: $956,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $944,000
Solid Waste Management: $893,000
General Public Buildings: $552,000
General Public Buildings: $527,000
Parks and Recreation: $229,000
Housing and Community Development: $125,000
Housing and Community Development: $121,000
Libraries: $88,000
Libraries: $88,000
Natural Resources - Other: $86,000
General - Other: $85,000
Natural Resources - Other: $83,000
Air Transportation: $80,000
Air Transportation: $76,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $909,000
General Local Government Support: $710,000
Health and Hospitals: $414,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $99,000
Interest on Debt: $69,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $154,000
Health and Hospitals: $139,000
Highways: $62,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,719,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,486,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,967,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,733,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $476,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $313,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $242,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $80,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $690,000
General Revenue - Other: $572,000
Interest Earnings: $345,000
Interest Earnings: $120,000
Rents: $17,000
Sale of Property: $8,000
Rents: $7,000
Sale of Property: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,731,000
Solid Waste Management: $808,000
Regular Highways: $559,000
Central Staff Services: $309,000
Central Staff Services: $202,000
Police Protection: $190,000
Police Protection: $154,000
General Public Building: $97,000
Solid Waste Management: $91,000
General Public Building: $50,000
Air Transportation: $13,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
Air Transportation: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,454,000
Cash and Securities: $20,299,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,532,000
Public Welfare: $3,142,000
General Local Government Support: $1,186,000
General Local Government Support: $1,079,000
Health and Hospitals: $973,000
Health and Hospitals: $547,000
Other: $515,000
Other: $443,000
Highways: $109,000
Highways: $46,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,776,000
Property: $5,232,000
Property: $4,993,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,869,000
Other: $3,701,000
Other: $2,998,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,072,000
Motor Vehicle License: $970,000
Other License: $9,000
Other License: $5,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $10,771,000
: $9,624,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 461
- Number of aged recipients: 82
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 379
- Number of recipients under 18: 39
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 292
- Number of recipients older than 64: 130
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 230
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 162
| Most common first names in Delta County, CO among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 215 | 78.7 years |
| William | 170 | 78.2 years |
| Mary | 166 | 80.9 years |
| Robert | 162 | 73.4 years |
| James | 151 | 73.9 years |
| Charles | 136 | 77.4 years |
| George | 108 | 76.9 years |
| Margaret | 83 | 82.0 years |
| Ruth | 68 | 80.9 years |
| Dorothy | 67 | 80.5 years |
| Most common last names in Delta County, CO among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 100 | 78.7 years |
| Miller | 52 | 78.3 years |
| Jones | 52 | 74.4 years |
| Davis | 52 | 80.2 years |
| Johnson | 49 | 81.7 years |
| Brown | 47 | 78.6 years |
| Wilson | 45 | 78.8 years |
| Anderson | 40 | 79.1 years |
| Williams | 38 | 80.0 years |
| White | 36 | 73.3 years |
| Businesses in Delta County, CO | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 7 | |
| Ace Hardware | 3 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Big O Tires | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Subway | 4 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| FedEx | 7 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | U-Haul | 5 | |
| GNC | 1 | UPS | 7 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | Vons | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Kroger | 2 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Delta County on our top lists:
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"