Delta County, Colorado

Delta County is a county in the United States of Colorado. The population of the county was 27834 as per the 2000 census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 30923, It is Colorado's 18th most populous county. It is spread over 1148.52 mi˛ (2974.65 square kilometre), of which, 1142.11 square miles (2958.05 square kilometre ) of it is land and 6.42 square miles (16.63 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 40th largest in terms of geographical size.

Delta County Colorado
Map of Delta County, Colorado

As of the census of 2000, there were 27834 people, 11058 households, and 7940 families residing in the county. The population density was 24.4 people per square mile (9.42/km˛), it is Colorado's 18th most densely populated county. There were 12374 housing units at an average density of 10.8 per square mile (4.17/km˛). The average household size was 2.43 people, and the average family size was 2.89 people. In the county the population was spread out, with 24% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 30923, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 29776 White, 219 Black or African American, 270 American Indian, 159 Asian, 15 Native Hawaiian, and 484 from two or more races.

Delta County Colorado Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Delta County Colorado School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Delta County Colorado GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32785, it is the 40th wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $37748, it would be the 16th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Colorado. The per capita income for the county was $17152, it is the 41st highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Colorado.

In 2000, 5975 pupils and students, of which 3104 are male and 2871 are female, 21.47% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 395 nursery or pri school, 392 kindergarten, 3087 elementary school, 1563 high school and 538 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Cedaredge TownDelta County2.062.0601854898.92005927381
2Crawford TownDelta County0.260.2603661409.81328423281
3Delta CityDelta County5.525.320.264001203.31436927415
4Hotchkiss TownDelta County0.670.6709681452.81321828056
5Orchard City TownDelta County11.411.402880252.61763635915
6Paonia TownDelta County0.760.76014971972.21603331831
YearPopulation
April 2000 census27834
April 2000 Estimate27834
July 2000 Estimate27914
July 2001 Estimate28148
July 2002 Estimate28772
July 2003 Estimate28993
July 2004 Estimate29402
July 2005 Estimate29494
July 2006 Estimate29812
July 2007 Estimate30223
July 2008 Estimate30923
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school224171395
Kindergarten211181392
Elementary school163714503087
High school8057581563
College or graduate school227311538
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Delta County, Colorado$32785$37748$17152
Colorado, United States$47203$55883$24049
United States$41994$50046$21587