Delta, MO Population

Overview

564

Total Population

28.9

Median age

56.03%

Female population %

78.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

35.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Delta's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Delta is 28.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Delta's population under 18 was 20.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Delta's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Delta, 16.31% were under the age of 15, 35.46% aged 15 to 29, 38.30% aged 30 to 64, 9.40% aged 65 to 84, and 0.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 68 more females than males in Delta:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.03% females and 43.97% males in Delta, MO.
The Delta, MO gender ratio is 78.5:100 i.e. 78.5 men to 100 women (0.785).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 52.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 62.

Delta's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Delta population: 98.58% are White and 1.42% are multiracial.
Delta's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 564 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Delta is White with a population of 556 (98.58% of the total population).

Delta's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 553 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Delta's population decreased by 82 (15.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Delta's population decreased by 64 (14.58%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Delta's population was lowest in year 2020 at 375.