Delta, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Delta is a Census city of 363 people across 0.96 square miles of land, in Keokuk County. Median household income is $52,083, 77.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Delta
What Delta is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.96 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land379 plus or minus 122
- County holding the largest share of its areaKeokuk County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Delta
- Population363 plus or minus 117
- Median age37.2 plus or minus 13.0
- Population under 1896 plus or minus 43
- Share under 1826.4 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Population 65 and over49 plus or minus 17
- Share 65 and over13.5 percent
- Households131 plus or minus 37
- Family households71 plus or minus 27
- Share of households that are families54.2 percent plus or minus 13.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Delta
- Median household income$52,083 plus or minus $16,610
- Per capita income$24,416 plus or minus $5,571
- Civilian labor force167 plus or minus 64
- Employed151 plus or minus 57
- Unemployed16 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate9.6 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Adults 25 and over230 plus or minus 67
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.6 percent plus or minus 35.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher2.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Delta
- Housing units165 plus or minus 39
- Occupied units131 plus or minus 37
- Vacant units34 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate20.6 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Owner occupied101 plus or minus 30
- Renter occupied30 plus or minus 19
- Ownership rate77.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$48,100 plus or minus $16,825
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,038 plus or minus $962
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.9 percent plus or minus 23.4
- Single family units142 plus or minus 34
- Share single family86.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more8.5 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Delta gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute137 plus or minus 50
- Commuting under 15 minutes24 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.5 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more67 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.9 percent plus or minus 19.3
- Drove alone74.2 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Carpooled16.6 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.3 percent plus or minus 10.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Delta
- NFIP communityCity of Delta
- NFIP community number190962
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/16/11
The City of Delta does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190962 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Keokuk County, not Delta
Keokuk County context, not Delta figures
- Establishments in Keokuk County236
- Covered employment, Keokuk County2,292
- Average annual pay, Keokuk County$47,453
- Housing units permitted, Keokuk County1
Every figure in this section is published for Keokuk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Delta.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Delta questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Delta, Iowa?
363, in 131 households. Delta city covers 0.96 square miles of land, which is 379 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Delta in?
Keokuk County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Delta?
$52,083. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $48,100. Median gross rent is $1,038 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Delta in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Delta appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Delta, city of, community 190962, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Delta figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Keokuk County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Delta.
Is zoning published for Delta?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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