Demographics of Delta city, Colorado

Delta city, Colorado had 9,802 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +749 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Delta city, in four figures

9,802
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,421 ±55.; +8.3%
Change since July 2020: +749 people.; 40.3 ±3.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $45,250 ±$7,512
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Delta city, Colorado's population grew 8.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Delta city, Colorado'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Delta city, Colorado's population grew 8.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Delta city, Colorado'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	9,053	100.0	100.0
2021	9,195	101.6	100.2
2022	9,446	104.3	100.7
2023	9,615	106.2	101.6
2024	9,698	107.1	102.5
2025	9,802	108.3	103.1

Population of Delta city, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,053	—
2021	9,195	+142
2022	9,446	+251
2023	9,615	+169
2024	9,698	+83
2025	9,802	+104

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.3 ±3.4: for men 38.7 ±3.4 and for women 44.6 ±4.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Delta city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	514 ±131	5.5% ±1.4	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,794 ±307	19.0% ±3.3	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	922 ±229	9.8% ±2.4	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,941 ±273	20.6% ±2.9	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,205 ±327	23.4% ±3.5	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,045 ±330	21.7% ±3.5	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $45,250 ±$7,512, and income per person $34,317 ±$9,557, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,470 ±$578 in Colorado and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Delta city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	1,102 ±296	29.3% ±7.7	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,014 ±251	27.0% ±6.5	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	577 ±152	15.3% ±3.9	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	380 ±140	10.1% ±3.7	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	327 ±114	8.7% ±3.0	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	56 to 212	1.5% to 5.6%	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	226 ±111	6.0% ±2.9	17.0% ±0.2	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	1,896 ±479	20.5% ±5.2	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	603 ±218	26.7% ±8.6	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	808 ±266	19.1% ±6.0	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	485 ±154	17.5% ±5.0	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Delta city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Delta city	Colorado	United States
Housing units	4,095 ±249	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.8% ±7.8	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.5% to 12.8%	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.0% ±6.0	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.0% ±5.6	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$283,300 ±$62,673	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$990 ±$209	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±3	1988 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,381 ±371	25.3% ±3.9	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,589 ±374	69.9% ±3.9	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 77	0% to 0.8%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	61 to 201	0.6% to 2.1%	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 60	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 66	0% to 0.7%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	105 to 351	1.1% to 3.7%	4.6% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	4,878 ±472	51.8% ±5.0	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,831 ±391	40.7% ±4.1	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 49	0% to 0.5%	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	694 ±266	7.4% ±2.8	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	497 ±241	5.3% ±2.6	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	72 to 322	0.8% to 3.4%	5.2% ±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 city among the places of Colorado

71st of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Places of Colorado near Delta city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Glenwood Springs city	10,241 ±25
Severance town	10,130 ±25
Gunbarrel CDP	10,051 ±911
Fairmount CDP	9,902 ±963
Alamosa city	9,879 ±34
Delta city	9,421 ±55
Roxborough Park CDP	9,085 ±884
Craig city	8,991 ±32
Cortez city	8,976 ±24
Gypsum town	8,941 ±12
Timnath town	8,941 ±37

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Colorado by poverty rate
No. 6 Places in Colorado by median age
No. 24 Places in Colorado by foreign-born share
No. 27 Places in Colorado by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 42 Places in Colorado by homeownership rate
No. 58 Places in Colorado by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026