Delta County Information
Delta in
Texas occupies
278 square miles and has a 2006 population of
5,561, a change from a 2000 population of
5,327 and
4,857 in 1990.
14.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.5% percent is 25-35, and
13.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
11 acts of violent crime reported in
Delta in 2004, a change from
19 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
128 people:
5.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.1%.
Read more about
Delta, Texas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Delta | |
| State | Texas | |
| Land Area | 278 sq. miles | Ranked 2,892 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 5,561 | Ranked 2,796 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 5,449 | |
| Population 2000 | 5,327 | Ranked 2,828 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 4,857 | Ranked 2,847 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 90.8% | |
| African American | 7% | |
| Asian American | .3% | |
| Native American | .9% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.3% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 12.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 12.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8.9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 11 | 19 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | 1 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 10 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 190 | 70 |
| Burglaries | 72 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 112 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 6 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 2,505 | 2,564 |
| Unemployed Population | 128 | 132 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.1% | 5.1% |
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