Delta County vs Martin County

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

Delta County and Martin 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 5,230 in Martin County). Martin County has the higher median household income ($77,083 vs $62,855 in Delta County). Martin County has the higher median home value ($162,200 vs $149,400 in Delta County).

Population, income & housing

	Delta County	Martin County
Population	5,345	5,230
Median age	40.7 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,855	$77,083
Median home value	$149,400	$162,200
Median gross rent	$857	$1,175
Housing units	2,441	2,207
Homeownership rate	83.1%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delta County	Martin County
Population	5,249 → 5,345 (+1.8%)	5,649 → 5,230 (-7.4%)
Median household income	$51,038 → $62,855 (+23.2%)	$66,610 → $77,083 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$87,700 → $149,400 (+70.4%)	$148,000 → $162,200 (+9.6%)
Median gross rent	$626 → $857 (+36.9%)	$821 → $1,175 (+43.1%)

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

Martin County

Population

5,6495,230

Median household income

$66,610$77,083

Median home value

$148,000$162,200

Median gross rent

$821$1,175

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delta County	Martin County
Under 5	7.9%	6.5%
5 to 17	15.8%	23.0%
18 to 24	6.1%	9.2%
25 to 34	13.5%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	11.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	14.9%
65 to 74	12.0%	6.9%
75 and over	8.5%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delta County	Martin County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.5%	48.0%
Black or African American	8.3%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.3%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	45.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delta County	Martin County
No high school diploma	10.0%	16.2%
High school graduate	36.3%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delta County	Martin County
Drove alone	82.0%	82.4%
Carpooled	5.7%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	1.1%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delta County	Martin County
1-unit, detached	80.6%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	18.8%

Poverty & households

	Delta County	Martin County
Poverty rate	14.0%	8.1%
Average household size	2.52	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1980	1973