Demographics of Delta County, Texas

Delta County, Texas had 5,549 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +328 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Delta County, in four figures

5,549
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.3%
Change since July 2020: +328 people.; 40.3 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,575 ±$11,689
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Delta County, Texas's population grew 6.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Delta County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Delta County, Texas's population grew 6.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Delta County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,221	100.0	100.0
2021	5,329	102.1	100.2
2022	5,402	103.5	100.7
2023	5,517	105.7	101.6
2024	5,558	106.5	102.5
2025	5,549	106.3	103.1

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Population of Delta County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	5,221	−3	−4	0	+1
2021	5,329	+108	−29	0	+142
2022	5,402	+73	−19	+1	+89
2023	5,517	+115	−18	+4	+128
2024	5,558	+41	−12	+6	+47
2025	5,549	−9	−14	+4	+1

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.3 ±1.6: for men 43.6 ±2.1 and for women 37.1 ±3.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Delta County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	425 ±129	7.8% ±2.4	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	883 ±122	16.2% ±2.2	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	243 ±96	4.5% ±1.8	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,512 ±197	27.8% ±3.6	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,265 ±154	23.3% ±2.8	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,110 ±161	20.4% ±3.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,575 ±$11,689, and income per person $31,723 ±$3,024, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Delta County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	525 ±156	24.2% ±7.1	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	323 ±123	14.9% ±5.6	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	335 ±101	15.4% ±4.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	336 ±121	15.5% ±5.5	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	409 ±123	18.8% ±5.6	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	180 ±79	8.3% ±3.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	28 to 102	1.3% to 4.7%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Delta County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	612 ±192	11.4% ±3.6	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	56 to 236	4.5% to 17.8%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	295 ±102	11.7% ±4.0	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	171 ±73	11.0% ±4.6	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Delta County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Delta County	Texas	United States
Housing units	2,450 ±18	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.7% ±4.3	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.3% ±4.3	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.8% ±3.5	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.2% ±4.6	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$164,300 ±$31,835	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$945 ±$268	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±4	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Delta County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	499 ±0	9.2% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,236 ±45	77.9% ±0.8	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	440 ±42	8.1% ±0.8	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 57	0% to 1.0%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.7%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 68	0% to 1.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	200 ±42	3.7% ±0.8	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Delta County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	4,505 ±220	82.8% ±4.0	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	836 ±207	15.4% ±3.8	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 35	0% to 0.6%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	27 to 135	0.5% to 2.5%	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4 to 44	0.1% to 0.8%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10 to 104	0.2% to 1.9%	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Delta County among the counties of Texas

194th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Delta County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Brooks County	6,579	−7.3%
La Salle County	6,517	−1.9%
Lynn County	6,017	+7.3%
Carson County	5,805	+0.2%
San Saba County	5,787	+1.1%
Delta County	5,549	+6.3%
Haskell County	5,499	+1.1%
Presidio County	5,433	−11.0%
Martin County	5,284	+0.5%
Hansford County	4,944	−5.9%
Hartley County	4,904	−8.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026