Delta vs Fayette

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

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

Delta has the higher population (2,728 vs 1,074 in Fayette). Delta has the higher median household income ($64,464 vs $47,500 in Fayette). Delta has the higher median home value ($148,800 vs $92,300 in Fayette).

Population, income & housing

	Delta	Fayette
Population	2,728	1,074
Median age	36.6 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,464	$47,500
Median home value	$148,800	$92,300
Median gross rent	$810	$750
Housing units	1,130	518
Homeownership rate	81.0%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delta	Fayette
Population	3,021 → 2,728 (-9.7%)	1,299 → 1,074 (-17.3%)
Median household income	$64,031 → $64,464 (+0.7%)	$46,571 → $47,500 (+2.0%)
Median home value	$116,300 → $148,800 (+27.9%)	$69,800 → $92,300 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $810 (+15.5%)	$624 → $750 (+20.2%)

Delta

Population

3,0212,728

Median household income

$64,031$64,464

Median home value

$116,300$148,800

Median gross rent

$701$810

Fayette

Population

1,2991,074

Median household income

$46,571$47,500

Median home value

$69,800$92,300

Median gross rent

$624$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delta	Fayette
Under 5	6.3%	2.0%
5 to 17	23.1%	10.0%
18 to 24	11.4%	10.9%
25 to 34	6.5%	9.5%
35 to 44	16.1%	18.9%
45 to 54	11.1%	17.3%
55 to 64	8.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.6%
75 and over	5.3%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delta	Fayette
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	16.6%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delta	Fayette
No high school diploma	6.0%	12.6%
High school graduate	32.2%	56.8%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.2%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delta	Fayette
Drove alone	84.9%	67.9%
Carpooled	5.8%	9.6%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	18.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	3.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delta	Fayette
1-unit, detached	88.7%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	24.3%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Delta	Fayette
Poverty rate	17.2%	24.2%
Average household size	2.61	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1957	1964