Delta County, Texas

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Delta County is a one of the county from Texas's 254 counties, located in Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 5327. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 5458, It is the 58th smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Texas. The county encompasses an area of 277.92 mi˛ (719.81 square kilometre ), of which, 277.08 square miles (717.63 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.84 square miles (2.18 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the seventh smallest by area in the U.S. state of Texas.


As of the census of 2000, there were 5327 residents, 2094 households, and 1462 families in the county. The population density was 19.2 people per square mile (7.41/km˛), it would be the 135th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Texas. There were 2410 housing units at an average density of 8.7 per square mile (3.36/km˛). The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.02. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 5458, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 89.63% White, 7.57% Black or African American, 0.97% American Indian, 0.15% 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 $29094, it is Texas's 80th poorest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $37925, it is the 119th highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Texas. The per capita income for the county was $15080, making it the 168th wealthiest county by per capita income among the Texas.

In 2000, 1344 pupils and students, of which 732 are male and 612 are female, 25.23% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 67 nursery or pri school, 79 kindergarten, 704 elementary school, 308 high school and 186 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	Cooper City	Delta County	1.45	1.44	0.01	2150	1494.8	13815	21400
2	Pecan Gap City	Delta County, Fannin County	0.62	0.62	0	214	343.6	16704	31389

Year	Population
April 2000 census	5327
April 2000 Estimate	5327
July 2000 Estimate	5337
July 2001 Estimate	5327
July 2002 Estimate	5433
July 2003 Estimate	5390
July 2004 Estimate	5510
July 2005 Estimate	5436
July 2006 Estimate	5492
July 2007 Estimate	5368
July 2008 Estimate	5458

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	32	35	67
Kindergarten	28	51	79
Elementary school	387	317	704
High school	208	100	308
College or graduate school	77	109	186

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Delta County, Texas	$29094	$37925	$15080
Texas, United States	$39927	$45861	$19617
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587