Delta County, Colorado (CO)

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• • 25,31180.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,83615.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4431.4%Two or more races
  • 2770.9%Asian alone
  • 2280.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1820.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 42
• Thefts: 79
• Auto thefts: 20

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 30
• Thefts: 59
• Auto thefts: 6

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $915 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $835 (0.3%)

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.

2018 air pollution in Delta County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.033 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 11.3 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.4 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

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 .

Current college students: 538
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,416 (60.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1542010 or later
• 1642000 to 2009
• 5371990 to 1999
• 2241980 to 1989
• 1071970 to 1979
• 225Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,296
• One, attached: 243
• Two: 354
• 3 or 4: 315
• 5 to 9: 160
• 10 to 19: 101
• 20 to 49: 176
• 50 or more: 38
• Mobile homes: 2,430
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 64

Housing units in Delta County with a mortgage: 4,727 (45 second mortgage, 403 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,504

Religion statistics for Delta County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Delta County:

Earthquake activity:

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

8.99% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,532 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.49% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($26,439 average AGI)
3.50% relocated from other states ($17,093 average AGI)

Delta County:	3.50%
Colorado average:	4.99%

from Mesa County, CO	1.28% ($37,540 average AGI)
from Montrose County, CO	1.14% ($28,298)
from Jefferson County, CO	0.36% ($60,051)
from Boulder County, CO	0.25% ($50,926)
from Denver County, CO	0.25% ($54,370)
from Weld County, CO	0.24% ($95,577)
from Larimer County, CO	0.21% ($49,043)

6.69% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($44,263 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.82% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($23,632 average AGI)
2.88% relocated to other states ($20,631 average AGI)

Delta County:	2.88%
Colorado average:	3.89%

to Mesa County, CO	1.24% ($40,710 average AGI)
to Montrose County, CO	0.91% ($38,021)
to Garfield County, CO	0.21% ($41,091)

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 2006: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Delta County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 6,101 (1,576 living alone), Female householders: 6,250 (2,115 living alone)

• 6,631 spouses (6,555 opposite-sex spouses), 383 unmarried partners, (383 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,423 children (6,756 natural, 212 adopted, 457 stepchildren), 780 grandchildren, 270 brothers or sisters, 537 parents, 0 foster children, 758 other relatives, 888 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,349

Size of family households: 4,690 2-persons, 1,076 3-persons, 1,197 4-persons, 703 5-persons, 251 6-persons, 128 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,701 1-person, 549 2-persons, 48 3-persons.

4,324 married couples with children.
797 single-parent households (176 men, 621 women).

90.6% of residents of Delta speak English at home.
7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (14% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 57% speak English not well).
0.7% 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:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.21 millions of gallons per day (20% from ground, 80% from surface)

• Year house built in Delta County, Colorado
• 3282014 or later
• 2262010 to 2013
• 3,1752000 to 2009
• 2,7191990 to 1999
• 1,6631980 to 1989
• 2,6431970 to 1979
• 9701960 to 1969
• 6981950 to 1959
• 4181940 to 1949
• 2,0811939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Delta County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Delta County, Colorado
• 271 room
• 632 rooms
• 1503 rooms
• 9754 rooms
• 2,0275 rooms
• 2,5566 rooms
• 1,3257 rooms
• 7238 rooms
• 1,2999+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Delta County, Colorado
• 1241 room
• 1172 rooms
• 3593 rooms
• 8434 rooms
• 8225 rooms
• 4176 rooms
• 2637 rooms
• 738 rooms
• 1449+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Delta County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Delta County, Colorado
• 28no bedroom
• 3111 bedroom
• 1,6242 bedrooms
• 5,1213 bedrooms
• 1,5834 bedrooms
• 4495+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Delta County, Colorado
• 129no bedroom
• 3871 bedroom
• 1,3502 bedrooms
• 9993 bedrooms
• 2604 bedrooms
• 425+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Delta County, Colorado in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Delta County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 184no vehicle
• 1,8271 vehicle
• 3,2322 vehicles
• 2,5023 vehicles
• 1,1094 vehicles
• 3645+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Delta County in renter-occupied apartments
• 478no vehicle
• 1,4371 vehicle
• 7502 vehicles
• 3613 vehicles
• 324 vehicles
• 1585+ vehicles

87.2% of Delta County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Colorado.

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

• This state: 16,484
• Other state: 12,980
• Northeast: 1,434
• Midwest: 4,070
• South: 2,306
• West: 5,146

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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)"