Delta County vs Hansford County

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

Delta County and Hansford County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Delta County has the higher population (5,345 vs 5,182 in Hansford County). Hansford County has the higher median household income ($68,299 vs $62,855 in Delta County). Delta County has the higher median home value ($149,400 vs $132,100 in Hansford County).

Population, income & housing

	Delta County	Hansford County
Population	5,345	5,182
Median age	40.7 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,855	$68,299
Median home value	$149,400	$132,100
Median gross rent	$857	$770
Housing units	2,441	2,284
Homeownership rate	83.1%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delta County	Hansford County
Population	5,249 → 5,345 (+1.8%)	5,520 → 5,182 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$51,038 → $62,855 (+23.2%)	$38,000 → $68,299 (+79.7%)
Median home value	$87,700 → $149,400 (+70.4%)	$95,300 → $132,100 (+38.6%)
Median gross rent	$626 → $857 (+36.9%)	$783 → $770 (-1.7%)

Delta County

Population

5,2495,345

Median household income

$51,038$62,855

Median home value

$87,700$149,400

Median gross rent

$626$857

Hansford County

Population

5,5205,182

Median household income

$38,000$68,299

Median home value

$95,300$132,100

Median gross rent

$783$770

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delta County	Hansford County
Under 5	7.9%	7.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	21.8%
18 to 24	6.1%	8.9%
25 to 34	13.5%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.7%	13.7%
65 to 74	12.0%	7.5%
75 and over	8.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delta County	Hansford County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.5%	47.7%
Black or African American	8.3%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.7%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	49.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delta County	Hansford County
No high school diploma	10.0%	25.4%
High school graduate	36.3%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delta County	Hansford County
Drove alone	82.0%	83.4%
Carpooled	5.7%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	2.3%
Other means	4.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delta County	Hansford County
1-unit, detached	80.6%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Delta County	Hansford County
Poverty rate	14.0%	7.8%
Average household size	2.52	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1980	1971