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County population in July 2011: 37,081 (55% urban, 45% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 12,599
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,237
% of renters here:

20%
State:

20%

Land area: 1170 sq. mi.
Water area: 821.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 32 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Delta County: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.6%), Manufacturing (18.9%), Retail trade (13.2%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 80%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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Delta County races chart

Races in Delta County, Michigan:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (94.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone (1.8%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (0.7%)

Median resident age:  40.4 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Males: 18,928  (49.1%)
Females: 19,592  (50.9%)

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Delta County,MI real estate house value trend



Average household size:
Delta County:

2.4 people
Michigan:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $35,978 ($35,511 in 1999)
This county:

$35978
Michigan:

$45255

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $407 (lower quartile is $306, upper quartile is $482)
This county:

$407
State:

$591


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $90,613 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
Delta County:

$90,613
Michigan:

$132,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $62,827 - $146,917

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $115,641
Here:

$115,641
State:

$168,888

Townhouses or other attached units: $126,226
Here:

$126,226
State:

$147,658

In 2-unit structures: $86,282
Here:

$86,282
State:

$101,322

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,197
Here:

$126,197
State:

$133,558

Mobile homes: $64,458
Here:

$64,458
State:

$39,606

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $31,897
Here:

$31,897
State:

$95,296
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,083
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $317

Institutionalized population: 435

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 3
  • Burglaries: 35
  • Thefts: 60
  • Auto thefts: 4

Delta County, MI map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2007: 89 buildings, average cost: $134,700
  • 2008: 55 buildings, average cost: $143,600
  • 2009: 54 buildings, average cost: $127,000



2004 Presidential Election results in Delta County Michigan:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 89.1%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 9.2%


2008 Presidential Election results in Delta County Michigan:

Obama (Democratic): 52.7%
McCain (Republican): 46.3%
Detailed 2008 Election Results


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,256 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,038 (1.1%)


Delta County household income distribution in 2009 Delta County home values distribution


Delta County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.0%
(11.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 18.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 11.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 20.4% for two or more races residents)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

9.5%
Whole state:

10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

3.2%
Whole state:

4.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Delta County is $415 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $662 a month.

Cities in this county include: Escanaba, Gladstone, Garden.

Delta County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Local government website:WWW.DELTACOUNTYMI.ORG

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Delta County: Portage Bay State Campground (A), Camp Twentysix (B), Clearman Camp (C), Stonington Community Hall (D), Camp Seven Lake Campground (E), Corner Lake Recreation Area (F), Friday Spur (G), Lakes Camp (H), Bark River Station (I), Garden Corners Rest Area (J), Fish Dam Campground and RV Park (K), Tri-Valley Golf Course (L), Gladstone Golf Club (M), Terrace Bluff Golf and Country Club (N), Rock Station (O), Rapid River Station (P), Vagabond Resort and Campground (Q), Whispering Valley Camp Ground (R), Wells Station (S), Park Place of the North Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Delta County include: Cornell Church (A), Saint Josephs Church (B), Bethany Church (C), Holy Family Church (D), Saint Lawrence Church (E), Saint Ann Church (F), Sacred Heart Church (G), Pilgrim Church (H), Berean Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: New Garden Cemetery (1), Garden of Rest Cemetery (2), Lakeview Cemetery (3), Garden Cemetery (4), West Ford River Cemetery (5), Johnston Cemetery (6), Lakewood Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mahskeekee Lake (A), Lake Twentythree (B), North Lake (C), Lost Lakes (D), Polack Lake (E), Plumbob Lake (F), Vista Lake (G), Pike Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Camp Twelve Creek (A), Camp Eleven Creek (B), Bull Run (C), Pine Creek (D), Sturgeon River (E), Boudreau Creek (F), Baker Creek (G), Ogontz River (H), Black George Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Delta County include: Hyde Roadside Park (1), O B Fuller County Park (2), Fishdam Park (3), Twin Springs Park (4), Camp Seven Lake Recreation Area (5), Haymeadow Creek Recreation Area (6), Rapid River Falls County Park (7), Township Park (8), Corner Lake Recreation Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Neighboring counties: Alger County , Marquette County , Menominee County , Schoolcraft County .

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

8.3%
Michigan:

9.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 1,968
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 378 (60% naturalized citizens)

Delta County:

1.0%
Whole state:

5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 52
  • 1990 to 1994: 42
  • 1985 to 1989: 45
  • 1980 to 1984: 19
  • 1975 to 1979: 9
  • 1970 to 1974: 22
  • 1970 to 1974: 43
  • 1965 to 1969: 146

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.1%

Delta County marital status for males
Delta County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 14,788
  • One, attached: 110
  • Two: 954
  • 3 or 4: 431
  • 5 to 9: 293
  • 10 to 19: 217
  • 20 or more: 622
  • Mobile homes: 1,768
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40

Housing units in Delta County with a mortgage: 5,079 (382 second mortgage, 452 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,009

Here:

55.9% with mortgage
State:

69.7% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 79.72%
Here79.7%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 30,709
Total congregations: 55

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodBaptist General Conference
Adherents20,547 (66.9%)4,326 (14.1%)1,158 (3.8%)620 (2.0%)585 (1.9%)
Congregations11 (20.0%)10 (18.2%)4 (7.3%)4 (7.3%)2 (3.6%)
NameEpiscopal ChurchSalvation ArmyLutheran ChurchAssemblies of GodOther
Adherents526 (1.7%)431 (1.4%)388 (1.3%)350 (1.1%)1,778 (5.8%)
Congregations3 (5.5%)1 (1.8%)1 (1.8%)1 (1.8%)18 (32.7%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Delta County - Escanaba, Gladstone, Garden

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 17
This county:

4.56 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

2.34 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
Delta County:

1.61 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

1.52 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
This county:

4.29 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

2.99 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 34
Delta County:

9.11 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

6.80 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

10.5%
Michigan:

9.7%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

29.6%
Michigan:

29.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Delta County:

15.7%
State:

13.4%


Agriculture in Delta County:

Average size of farms: 272 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $37,433
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $181.67
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.06%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 52.77%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $29,232
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 35.79%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $48,265
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.04%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.80
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 23.29%
Corn for grain: 2110 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 604 harvested acres
Vegetables: 379 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 72 acres

Tornado activity:

Delta County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 4.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/19/1992, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Michigan Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3225): September 7, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3225, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Michigan Severe Freeze, Incident Period: January 10, 1994 to June 10, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1028): May 10, 1994, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1028, Natural disaster type: Freeze
  • Michigan Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 27, 1978, Emergency Declared (EM-3057): January 27, 1978, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3057, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
  • Michigan Drought, Incident Period: March 2, 1977, Emergency Declared (EM-3035): March 2, 1977, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3035, Natural disaster type: Drought

The number of natural disasters in Delta County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Emergencies Declared: 3

Class of Workers


Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Paper (14%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Registered nurses (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Canada (20%)
  • Other Northern Europe (13%)
  • United Kingdom (10%)
  • Korea (9%)
  • Germany (9%)
  • Philippines (4%)
  • Italy (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Delta County (%):



  • French (except Basque) (16%)
  • German (15%)
  • Swedish (11%)
  • French Canadian (11%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • English (5%)
  • United States or American (4%)


Delta County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 14,283 (83%)
  • Carpooled: 1,698 (10%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 90 (1%)
  • Railroad: 2 (0%)
  • Taxi: 41 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 19 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 26 (0%)
  • Walked: 419 (2%)
  • Other means: 92 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 446 (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Delta County, Michigan:

  • 336 people in nursing homes
  • 60 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 46 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 37 people in other group homes
  • 34 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 12 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 9 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 5 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 5 people in religious group quarters
  • 3 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,205.

3.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,196 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

3.98%
Michigan average:

5.24%


0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($755 average AGI)
Delta County:

0.09%
Michigan average:

0.10%

2.14% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($20,945 average AGI)
1.76% relocated from other states ($17,494 average AGI)
Delta County:

1.76%
Michigan average:

1.38%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Menominee County, MI  0.41% ($24,283 average AGI)
from Marquette County, MI  0.34% ($37,700)
from Schoolcraft County, MI  0.16% ($31,652)
from Dickinson County, MI  0.15% ($30,636)
from Cook County, IL  0.14% ($21,650)
from Brown County, WI  0.09% ($21,538)
from Oakland County, MI  0.08% ($59,182)


4.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,541 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.45%
Michigan average:

5.98%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.92% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($11,717 average AGI)
2.52% relocated to other states ($19,824 average AGI)
Delta County:

2.52%
Michigan average:

2.21%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Menominee County, MI  0.35% ($29,942 average AGI)
to Marquette County, MI  0.33% ($28,896)
to Brown County, WI  0.21% ($34,742)
to Outagamie County, WI  0.13% ($39,684)
to Dickinson County, MI  0.13% ($30,211)
to Kent County, MI  0.08% ($18,500)
to Schoolcraft County, MI  0.08% ($29,583)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9

Births per 1000 population in Delta County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Delta County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Delta County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,946 (6,752 aged, 1,194 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.61
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8775.400
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 166.750
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 42459.61

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1019.640
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1194.360
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2.61

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 48.78
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 93.88

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10.43

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 157.5. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 101.2
  • Other - 56.2

Household type by relationship:

Households: 37,953
  • In family households: 32,034 (8,929 male householders, 1,768 female householders)
    9,059 spouses, 11,200 children (10,267 natural, 290 adopted, 643 stepchildren), 264 grandchildren, 120 brothers or sisters, 95 parents, 126 other relatives, 473 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 5,919 (2,462 male householders (1,993 living alone)), 2,661 female householders (2,468 living alone)), 796 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 567 (411 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,137 2-persons, 2,316 3-persons, 2,007 4-persons, 880 5-persons, 291 6-persons, 66 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,461 1-person, 601 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

97.5% of residents of Delta County speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $246,370,000 ($6419 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,013,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $123,587,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $54,559,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $748,000
Federal grants: $41,364,000
Federal procurement contracts: $12,350,000 ($10,134,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,763,000 ($624,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $831,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,054,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,749,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 2,156
Here:

56 per 1000 residents
State:

68 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,186
Here:

57 per 1000 residents
State:

45 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +40
Here:

+1 per 1000 residents
State:

+12 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -137
Here:  -4 per 1000 residents
State:  -16 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Delta County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.41 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.2
State:

4.1

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 180
  • 2000 to 2004: 1,033
  • 1990 to 1999: 2,564
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,988
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,478
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,917
  • 1950 to 1959: 2,381
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,268
  • 1939 or earlier: 5,404
Rooms in houses/apartments in Delta County, Michigan
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 30
  • 2 rooms: 71
  • 3 rooms: 308
  • 4 rooms: 1,475
  • 5 rooms: 3,297
  • 6 rooms: 2,964
  • 7 rooms: 2,064
  • 8 rooms: 1,223
  • 9+ rooms: 1,167
  • 1 room: 53
  • 2 rooms: 309
  • 3 rooms: 667
  • 4 rooms: 835
  • 5 rooms: 734
  • 6 rooms: 347
  • 7 rooms: 139
  • 8 rooms: 86
  • 9+ rooms: 67
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Delta County, Michigan
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 47
  • 1 bedroom: 455
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,118
  • 3 bedrooms: 6,553
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,042
  • 5+ bedrooms: 384
  • no bedroom: 53
  • 1 bedroom: 1,081
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,298
  • 3 bedrooms: 624
  • 4 bedrooms: 152
  • 5+ bedrooms: 29
Cars and other vehicles available in Delta County, Michigan in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 463
  • 1 vehicle: 3,449
  • 2 vehicles: 5,996
  • 3 vehicles: 1,985
  • 4 vehicles: 528
  • 5+ vehicles: 178
  • no vehicle: 595
  • 1 vehicle: 1,793
  • 2 vehicles: 675
  • 3 vehicles: 135
  • 4 vehicles: 39
  • 5+ vehicles: 0

67% of Delta County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Michigan.

Delta County:

66.7%
State average:

58.3%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 31211
  • Northeast: 421
  • Midwest: 4643
  • South: 1144
  • West: 594

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,900


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Delta County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (58.9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22.1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9.1%)
  • Wood (7.0%)
  • Electricity (2.7%)
  • Utility gas (70.3%)
  • Electricity (11.2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10.3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5.0%)
  • Other fuel (1.1%)
  • Wood (1.1%)
  • No fuel used (1.0%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 434
Here:

10.0%
Michigan:

11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 37
Here:

1.5%
Michigan:

8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 109
Here:

6.3%
Michigan:

16.5%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Delta County government finances in 2002:

  • Charges - Air Transportation: $175,000
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $396,000
  • Charges - All Other: $7,327,000
    Parks & Recreation: $69,000
  • Construction - General: $306,000
    Regular Highways: $246,000
    Police Protection: $74,000
    Air Transportation: $58,000
  • Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $10,468,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,226,000
    General - Other: $1,880,000
    Police Protection: $1,224,000
    Corrections - Other: $892,000
    Central Staff Services: $418,000
    General Public Buildings: $332,000
    Financial Administration: $306,000
    Libraries: $263,000
    Parks & Recreation: $256,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $100,000
    Air Transportation: $100,000
    Housing & Community Development: $90,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $598,000
    All Other: $389,000
    Housing & Community Development: $9,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $347,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $639,000
    All Other: $422,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,465,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $6,051,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $410,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,058,000
    Interest Earnings: $424,000
    Property Sale Other: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $133,000
    Air Transportation: $104,000
    Police Protection: $53,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,758,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $45,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $2,702,000
    All Other: $1,189,000
    General Support: $755,000
  • Tax - Property: $5,560,000
    NEC: $9,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,760,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 884
  • Number of aged recipients: 78
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 806
  • Number of recipients under 18: 103
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 615
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 166
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 410
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 358


Delta County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
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Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Delta County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
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Most common first names in Delta County, MI among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John28476.6 years
Mary21179.1 years
William18474.7 years
Robert16470.0 years
Joseph15176.6 years
George13077.2 years
Edward11674.2 years
Helen11379.7 years
James11071.8 years
Margaret10181.3 years
Most common last names in Delta County, MI among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson19876.8 years
Anderson16077.2 years
Nelson10178.0 years
Olson8478.1 years
Peterson8378.3 years
Carlson7680.0 years
Erickson6078.7 years
Larson6078.9 years
Smith4877.7 years
Beauchamp4173.9 years
Businesses in Delta County, MI
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Maurices1
Arby's1McDonald's3
Ashley Furniture1Menards1
Bath & Body Works1New Balance1
Best Western1Nike1
Burger King1Payless1
Comfort Suites1Penske1
Curves1Pizza Hut1
Domino's Pizza1RadioShack1
Econo Lodge1SAS Shoes1
FedEx5Sears1
Goodwill1Staples1
H&R Block1Super 81
Hardee's1True Value2
JCPenney1U-Haul4
Jones New York1UPS15
KFC1Verizon Wireless1
Kmart1Walgreens1
La-Z-Boy1Walmart1
Lane Furniture1Wendy's1
Little Caesars Pizza1YMCA1
MasterBrand Cabinets6
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Delta County on our top lists:

  • #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
  • #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
  • #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
  • #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most dentists per 100,000 population in 1998"

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