Delta vs South English

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

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

Delta has the higher population (332 vs 212 in South English). Delta has the higher median household income ($54,750 vs $50,208 in South English). South English has the higher median home value ($77,200 vs $39,400 in Delta).

Population, income & housing

	Delta	South English
Population	332	212
Median age	31.8 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,750	$50,208
Median home value	$39,400	$77,200
Median gross rent	$928	—
Housing units	154	110
Homeownership rate	82.9%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.6%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delta	South English
Population	350 → 332 (-5.1%)	300 → 212 (-29.3%)
Median household income	$36,445 → $54,750 (+50.2%)	$41,667 → $50,208 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$50,800 → $39,400 (-22.4%)	$55,600 → $77,200 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$275 → $928 (+237.5%)	$760 → $754 (-0.8%)

Delta

Population

350332

Median household income

$36,445$54,750

Median home value

$50,800$39,400

Median gross rent

$275$928

South English

Population

300212

Median household income

$41,667$50,208

Median home value

$55,600$77,200

Median gross rent

$760$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delta	South English
Under 5	6.9%	3.3%
5 to 17	27.7%	12.7%
18 to 24	5.7%	3.3%
25 to 34	11.1%	19.8%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	13.0%	14.2%
55 to 64	12.3%	16.0%
65 to 74	7.2%	11.8%
75 and over	5.1%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delta	South English
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	80.7%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delta	South English
No high school diploma	8.1%	10.5%
High school graduate	54.0%	57.9%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delta	South English
Drove alone	75.8%	84.3%
Carpooled	13.7%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	0.9%
Other means	0.8%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delta	South English
1-unit, detached	85.7%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Delta	South English
Poverty rate	11.7%	17.5%
Average household size	2.84	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	34	33
Median year structure built	1938	1942