Delta County, Michigan

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Delta County is a county located in the United States of Michigan. As of 2000 the population was 38520. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 37179, It is the 43rd largest in terms of population. Its area is just over 1991.58 sq mi (5158.17 sq km), of which, 1170.03 square miles (3030.36 sq km) of it is land and 821.56 square miles (2127.83 sq km) of it is water, making it the tenth largest by size in Michigan.


As of the census of 2000, there were 38520 people, 15836 households, and 10684 families living in the county. The population density was 32.9 people per square mile (12.7/kmē), making its Michigan's 20th least densely populated county. There were 19223 housing units at an average density of 16.4 per square mile (6.33/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.4 persons, and the average family size was 2.93 persons. In the county Age distribution was 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 17% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males. Its population was estimated at 37179 in July 2008, The racial makeup of the county was 95.27% White, 0.32% Black or African American, 2.4% American Indian, 0.31% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian, and 1.65% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $35511, it would be the 48th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Michigan. The median income for a family in the county was $45079, it is the 40th wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $18667, it would be the 33rd highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Michigan.

In 2000, 9845 pupils and students, of which 4853 are male and 4992 are female, 25.56% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 511 nursery or pri school, 572 kindergarten, 4361 elementary school, 2433 high school and 1968 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Escanaba City	Delta County	16.51	12.66	3.85	13140	1038.3	17589	29125
2	Garden Village	Delta County	1.02	0.85	0.17	240	283.1	16605	36250
3	Gladstone City	Delta County	7.89	4.96	2.93	5032	1015.2	17973	34328

Year	Population
April 2000 census	38520
April 2000 Estimate	38520
July 2000 Estimate	38548
July 2001 Estimate	38339
July 2002 Estimate	38257
July 2003 Estimate	38070
July 2004 Estimate	38011
July 2005 Estimate	37833
July 2006 Estimate	37694
July 2007 Estimate	37319
July 2008 Estimate	37179

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	236	275	511
Kindergarten	313	259	572
Elementary school	2252	2109	4361
High school	1232	1201	2433
College or graduate school	820	1148	1968

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Delta County, Michigan	$35511	$45079	$18667
Michigan, United States	$44667	$53457	$22168
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587