Delta vs Hotchkiss

A side-by-side comparison of Delta and Hotchkiss: population, income, housing, and more.

Delta and Hotchkiss are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Delta has the higher population (9,266 vs 1,147 in Hotchkiss). Hotchkiss has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $46,010 in Delta). Hotchkiss has the higher median home value ($265,500 vs $238,100 in Delta).

Population, income & housing

	Delta	Hotchkiss
Population	9,266	1,147
Median age	41.9 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$46,010	$58,125
Median home value	$238,100	$265,500
Median gross rent	$982	$1,147
Housing units	3,975	431
Homeownership rate	64.4%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delta	Hotchkiss
Population	8,829 → 9,266 (+4.9%)	890 → 1,147 (+28.9%)
Median household income	$41,415 → $46,010 (+11.1%)	$34,375 → $58,125 (+69.1%)
Median home value	$170,500 → $238,100 (+39.6%)	$157,300 → $265,500 (+68.8%)
Median gross rent	$768 → $982 (+27.9%)	$889 → $1,147 (+29.0%)

Delta

Population

8,8299,266

Median household income

$41,415$46,010

Median home value

$170,500$238,100

Median gross rent

$768$982

Hotchkiss

Population

8901,147

Median household income

$34,375$58,125

Median home value

$157,300$265,500

Median gross rent

$889$1,147

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delta	Hotchkiss
Under 5	5.2%	7.7%
5 to 17	19.9%	15.4%
18 to 24	8.6%	8.5%
25 to 34	8.4%	10.5%
35 to 44	10.9%	9.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	15.4%
55 to 64	14.4%	12.4%
65 to 74	12.1%	7.8%
75 and over	9.1%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delta	Hotchkiss
White (non-Hispanic)	69.1%	70.6%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	7.4%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	26.5%	18.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delta	Hotchkiss
No high school diploma	13.4%	4.2%
High school graduate	43.0%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delta	Hotchkiss
Drove alone	76.0%	76.2%
Carpooled	11.5%	12.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.9%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.1%	9.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delta	Hotchkiss
1-unit, detached	66.3%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	2.6%
20 or more units	3.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	20.2%

Poverty & households

	Delta	Hotchkiss
Poverty rate	19.5%	15.9%
Average household size	2.47	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1976	1978