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Delta County, MI

Demographic and economic profile of Delta County, MI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Delta County is a small Upper Peninsula county of 36,829 residents with a low-cost operating environment—median home values of $146,800 and median gross rent of $698/month sit well below national norms, and a mean commute of 18.5 minutes reflects a compact labor shed. The workforce skews older (median age 48.0) and leans toward trade and technical credentials rather than four-year degrees, with only 20.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though high school attainment reaches 92.4%. Labor force participation is relatively low at 51.3%, and an unemployment rate of 5.1% combined with median worker earnings of $34,359 point to a modest but stable wage base, while a 1.8% five-year population gain signals marginal but positive demographic momentum.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

36,829

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,809

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.8% since 2018

Delta County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone33,274 (90.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,561 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,021 (2.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone564 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone176 (0.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone147 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish179
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic87
  3. 3.Other Indo-European37
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic35
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island33

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,917

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,475

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$34,716

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,129
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,527
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,063
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,802
  5. 5.Construction (Group)943

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,661
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,224
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,760
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,685
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,747

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.69×)2,516
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.57×)374
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.33×)1,750
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.23×)1,996
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.10×)775

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$146,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$698/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,668 (12.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,589 (12.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,378 (10.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,117 (8.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,091 (8.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,045 (8.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,359

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,123 (81.7%)
  • Carpooled1,314 (8.9%)
  • Worked At Home858 (5.8%)
  • Walked299 (2.0%)
  • Other109 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle77 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.