Delta

Population: 488
Median household income: $45,000
Median home value: $121,900

Delta, a community in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, has 488 residents. At $45,000, its median household income sits below Cape Girardeau County's $68,912.

Between 2019 and 2023, Delta's population grew 38.6% from 352 to 488, while its median home value rose 55.1% from $78,600 to $121,900.

Owners occupy 77.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 488
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $45,000
Median home value: $121,900
Median gross rent: $681
Housing units: 191
Homeownership rate: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

352488

Median household income

$32,917$45,000

Median home value

$78,600$121,900

Median gross rent

$536$681

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	352	$32,917	$78,600	$536
2020	464	$50,278	$102,100	$592
2021	564	$52,083	$107,000	$597
2022	502	$55,000	$127,300	$663
2023	488	$45,000	$121,900	$681

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.0%

5 to 175.3%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3424.6%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5421.9%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	10.0%
5 to 17	26	5.3%
18 to 24	40	8.2%
25 to 34	120	24.6%
35 to 44	48	9.8%
45 to 54	107	21.9%
55 to 64	44	9.0%
65 to 74	34	7.0%
75 and over	20	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	487	99.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.8%

High school graduate46.9%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree2.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	74	19.8%
High school graduate	175	46.9%
Some college or associate's	105	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	11	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone48.8%

Carpooled46.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	159	48.8%
Carpooled	152	46.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	2.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18	5.7%
15 to 29 min	156	49.1%
30 to 44 min	144	45.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.30
Poverty rate: 7.0% (34 of 488)

	Count	Share
Family households	94	63.5%
Nonfamily households	54	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	148	77.5%
Vacant	43	22.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	115	77.7%
Renter-occupied	33	22.3%

1-unit, detached78.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	150	78.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	6.8%
5 to 19 units	2	1.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26	13.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2919072
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.1975, -89.7392