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Delta, Colorado Economy Profile

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 Delta, Colorado United States
StateColorado
CityDelta
Total population6,400 281,421,906
Male3,018138,053,563
Female3,382143,368,343
Median age (years)38.135.3
Total households2,569105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)27,41541,994

Delta, Colorado Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Delta, Colorado equals one thousand, nine hundred and forty-six. Government workers comprise sixteen point five eight percent of workers in Delta, Colorado. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up seven point four nine percent of Delta, Colorado labor force. There are 0 unpaid family workers in Delta, Colorado.

9.01% of population are involved in construction, 8.7% are in manufacturing, and five point zero three percent are in wholesale trade. Three point nine percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Delta, Colorado. 13.38% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Delta, Colorado.

56.43% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Delta, Colorado. 67.17% of Delta, Colorado workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Three point eight one percent of Delta, Colorado residents work at home. 0.0% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Delta, Colorado %, Delta, Colorado United States
Population 16 years and over4,751  217,168,077
In labor force2,681 56.43%63.92%
- Civilian labor force2,681 56.43%63.39%
- - Employed2,563 53.95%59.73%
- - Unemployed118 2.48%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force4.4  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force2,070 43.57%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over2,611 54.96%51.66%
In labor force1,268 26.69%29.72%
- Civilian labor force1,268 26.69%29.65%
- - Employed1,204 25.34%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years614 12.92%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force381  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over2,522  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone1,694 67.17%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled554 21.97%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)0  4.73%
Walked143 5.67%2.93%
Other means35 1.39%1.19%
Worked at home96 3.81%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)21.6 0.86%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over2,563  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations628 24.5%33.65%
Service occupations603 23.53%14.86%
Sales and office occupations594 23.18%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations58 2.26%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations315 12.29%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations365 14.24%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining169 6.59%1.87%
Construction231 9.01%6.78%
Manufacturing223 8.7%14.1%
Wholesale trade129 5.03%3.6%
Retail trade399 15.57%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities131 5.11%5.2%
Information51 1.99%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing53 2.07%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services100 3.9%9.3%
Educational, health and social services468 18.26%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services343 13.38%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)135 5.27%4.87%
Public administration131 5.11%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers1,946 75.93%78.47%
Government workers425 16.58%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business192 7.49%6.63%
Unpaid family workers0  0.31%
 Delta, Colorado %, Delta, Colorado United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households2,527  105,539,122
Less than $10,000314 12.43%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999229 9.06%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999621 24.57%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999389 15.39%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999405 16.03%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999296 11.71%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999189 7.48%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99962 2.45%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99922 0.87%2.2%
$200,000 or more0  2.37%
Median household income (dollars)27,415  41,994
With earnings1,766 37.17%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)36,458  56,604
With Social Security income939 19.76%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,044  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income131 2.76%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)7,310  6,320
With public assistance income141 2.97%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)962  3,032
With retirement income496 10.44%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)13,158  17,376
 
Families1,763  72,261,780
Less than $10,00090 5.1%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,99981 4.59%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999419 23.77%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999297 16.85%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999382 21.67%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999242 13.73%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999183 10.38%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,99953 3.01%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99916 0.91%2.75%
$200,000 or more0  2.92%
Median family income (dollars)34,798  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)14,369  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers30,658  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers20,383  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families174  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years158 90.8%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years90 51.72%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present76  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years60 78.95%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years34 44.74%42.27%
 
Individuals919  33,899,812
18 years and over508 55.28%65.35%
- 65 years and over130 14.15%9.7%
Related children under 18 years411 44.72%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years249 27.09%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over222 24.16%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.