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  1. Delta Legal Resources
  2. Delta Statistics
  3. Delta Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Delta Employment Information
  5. Delta Family Information
  6. Delta Education Information
  7. Delta Public Benefits Information
  8. Delta Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Delta Legal Resources Back to top

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Delta Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 13,488
  • Land Area (2000): 74.686 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.182 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 5,982
Delta Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 11,428 84.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 89 0.65%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,087 15.34%

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Delta Employment Information Back to top
Delta Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 15,606 14,927 679 4.35% 43
1991 15,411 14,604 808 5.24% 52
1992 15,480 14,849 631 4.08% 41
1993 15,739 15,111 627 3.99% 40
1994 16,205 15,759 445 2.75% 28
1995 16,198 15,808 390 2.40% 24
1996 16,515 16,143 371 2.25% 23
1997 16,839 16,533 306 1.82% 18
1998 16,993 16,643 351 2.06% 21
1999 17,181 16,916 265 1.54% 15
2000 17,521 17,094 427 2.44% 25
2001 17,680 17,129 550 3.11% 31
2002 17,413 16,788 626 3.59% 36
2003 17,537 16,792 745 4.25% 43
2004 17,623 16,799 824 4.68% 47
2005 17,810 16,959 851 4.78% 48
2006 18,000 17,177 824 4.58% 46
2007 17,870 17,061 810 4.53% 45
2008 17,639 16,697 942 5.34% 53
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 17,850 16,974 876 4.91% 49
Feb 2008 17,880 16,967 913 5.11% 51
Mar 2008 17,940 17,055 885 4.93% 49
Apr 2008 17,854 17,130 724 4.06% 41
May 2008 17,898 16,856 1,042 5.82% 58
Jun 2008 17,607 16,577 1,030 5.85% 58
Jul 2008 17,472 16,433 1,039 5.95% 59
Aug 2008 17,102 16,113 989 5.78% 58
Sep 2008 17,149 16,169 980 5.71% 57
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Delta Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Public Administration 403 10.74%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 361 9.62%
3. Construction 283 7.54%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 283 7.54%
5. Educational Services 244 6.50%
6. Finance and Insurance 236 6.29%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 157 4.18%
8. Repair and Maintenance 118 3.14%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 105 2.80%
10. Department and Other General Stores 104 2.77%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 99 2.64%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 85 2.27%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 73 1.95%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 70 1.87%
15. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 67 1.79%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 61 1.63%
17. Truck Transportation 59 1.57%
18. Health Care 58 1.55%
19. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 57 1.52%
20. Other Transportation 54 1.44%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 544 14.69%
2. Public Administration 541 14.61%
3. Educational Services 521 14.07%
4. Finance and Insurance 401 10.83%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 199 5.37%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 194 5.24%
7. Social Assistance 180 4.86%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 127 3.43%
9. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 105 2.83%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 87 2.35%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 72 1.94%
12. Department and Other General Stores 65 1.75%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 56 1.51%
14. Air Transportation 40 1.08%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 35 0.94%
16. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 32 0.86%
17. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 31 0.84%
18. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 30 0.81%
19. Food and Beverage Stores 28 0.76%
20. Metal Manufactuing 26 0.70%

Delta Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 301 8.02%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 245 6.53%
3. Computer Specialists 198 5.28%
4. Other Production Occupations 160 4.26%
5. Business Operations Specialists 141 3.76%
6. Engineers 133 3.54%
7. Other Installation / Maintenance 131 3.49%
8. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 115 3.07%
9. Other Office and Admin Support 114 3.04%
10. Accountants and Auditors 111 2.96%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 109 2.91%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 94 2.51%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 90 2.40%
14. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 77 2.05%
15. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 72 1.92%
16. Carpenters 71 1.89%
17. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 70 1.87%
18. Assemblers and Fabricators 69 1.84%
19. Other Food Preparation and Servers 64 1.71%
20. Vehicle Mechanics 64 1.71%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 282 7.61%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 251 6.78%
3. Business Operations Specialists 186 5.02%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 163 4.40%
5. Child Care Workers 149 4.02%
6. Other Management Occupations 139 3.75%
7. Registered Nurses 125 3.37%
8. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 124 3.35%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 121 3.27%
10. Health Technologists and Technicians 114 3.08%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 110 2.97%
12. Accountants and Auditors 82 2.21%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 79 2.13%
14. Other Financial Specialists 74 2.00%
15. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 70 1.89%
16. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 69 1.86%
17. Waiters and Waitresses 65 1.75%
18. Therapists 63 1.70%
19. Assemblers and Fabricators 60 1.62%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 59 1.59%

Delta Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 6,520 59.41%
15-35 hours 1,493 13.60%
1-14 hours 367 3.34%
No regular hours 2,594 23.64%

Delta Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 182 2.55%
5 AM-5:29 AM 88 1.23%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 148 2.08%
6 AM-6:29 AM 279 3.91%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 651 9.13%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,325 18.58%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,614 22.63%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,048 14.70%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 424 5.95%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 240 3.37%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 113 1.58%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 52 0.73%
Noon-3:59 PM 475 6.66%
4 PM-11:59 PM 492 6.90%

Delta Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 222 3.11%
5-9 989 13.87%
10-14 1,538 21.57%
15-19 1,673 23.46%
20-24 1,267 17.77%
25-29 387 5.43%
30-34 341 4.78%
35-39 12 0.17%
40-44 85 1.19%
45-59 257 3.60%
60-89 246 3.45%
At least 90 114 1.60%

Delta Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 12 0.17% 6,064 85.04%
30-44 0 0.00% 438 6.14%
45-59 9 0.13% 248 3.48%
At least 60 11 0.15% 349 4.89%

Delta Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 16 0.22%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 661 8.95%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 6,311 85.43%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 32 0.43%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 32 0.43%
Color 6 Box Walked 79 1.07%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 256 3.47%

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Delta Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,731 (13,388 people)
Families (2000): 3,811 (10,938 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,897
People at same address in 1995: 6,411
Delta Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 157 2.74%
$10,000-$14,999 220 3.84%
$15,000-$19,999 174 3.04%
$20,000-$24,999 257 4.48%
$25,000-$29,999 372 6.49%
$30,000-$34,999 328 5.72%
$35,000-$39,999 383 6.68%
$40,000-$44,999 351 6.12%
$45,000-$49,999 333 5.81%
$50,000-$59,999 560 9.77%
$60,000-$74,999 769 13.42%
$75,000-$99,999 913 15.93%
$100,000-$124,999 503 8.78%
$125,000-$149,999 221 3.86%
$150,000-$199,999 103 1.80%
$200,000 or more 87 1.52%

Delta Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,576 27.68%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,928 33.87%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 304 5.34%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 762 13.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 27 0.47%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 744 13.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 10 0.18%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 242 4.25%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 70 1.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 26 0.46%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.02%

Delta Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,825 29.45%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,769 16.90%
Public Assistance 83 0.51%
Retirement 1,174 7.17%
Self Employment 813 4.96%
Social Security 1,319 8.05%
Supplemental Security 95 0.58%
Wage / Salary 4,659 28.44%
Other 644 3.93%

Delta Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,922 59.12%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,329 40.88%

Delta Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 434 8.35%
Color 1 Box Married 3,344 64.32%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,305 25.10%
Color 3 Box Widowed 116 2.23%

Delta Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 612 10.31%
Color 1 Box Married 3,486 58.75%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,272 21.44%
Color 3 Box Widowed 564 9.50%

Delta Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Delta Education Information Back to top
Delta Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 162 1.53%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 623 5.88%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,346 22.14%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,175 29.96%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,045 9.86%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,149 20.28%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,097 10.35%

Delta Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 114 0.85% 60 0.44% 174 1.29%
Kindergarten 138 1.02% 13 0.10% 151 1.12%
Grades 1-4 562 4.17% 117 0.87% 679 5.03%
Grades 5-8 596 4.42% 204 1.51% 800 5.93%
Grades 9-12 596 4.42% 98 0.73% 694 5.15%
Undergrad college 591 4.38% 84 0.62% 675 5.00%
Graduate or professional school 68 0.50% 85 0.63% 153 1.13%
Total 2,665 19.76% 661 4.90% 3,326 24.66%

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Delta Public Benefits Information Back to top
Delta Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 12,941 96.04%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 534 3.96%

Delta Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Delta Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Delta Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,569 11.63%
10-19 Years 1,700 12.60%
20-29 Years 1,827 13.55%
30-39 Years 1,851 13.72%
40-49 Years 2,169 16.08%
50-59 Years 1,905 14.12%
60-69 Years 1,199 8.89%
70-79 Years 802 5.95%
80-89 Years 387 2.87%
90+ Years 79 0.59%

Delta Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 6,367 47.20%
Color 1 Box Female 7,121 52.80%

Delta Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 12,038 89.25%
Color 1 Box African-American 632 4.69%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 366 2.71%
Color 2 Box Asian 220 1.63%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 157 1.16%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 55 0.41%
Color 6 Box Other Race 17 0.13%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.02%

Delta Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 4,006 27.34%
2. English 2,145 14.64%
3. Irish 2,011 13.72%
4. United States Or American 760 5.19%
5. Dutch 758 5.17%
6. Polish 690 4.71%
7. French Non-Basque 544 3.71%
8. Italian 537 3.66%
9. Scottish 402 2.74%
10. French Canadian 310 2.12%

Delta Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 12,073 93.71%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 250 1.94%
3. Arabic 101 0.78%
4. French 65 0.50%
5. Russian 59 0.46%
6. German 47 0.36%
7. Other Indic 38 0.29%
8. Korean 36 0.28%
9. Vietnamese 36 0.28%
10. Miao / Hmong 33 0.26%

Delta Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 13,124 96.47%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 224 1.65%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 256 1.88%

Delta Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Delta Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.