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Delta is a Census city of 532 people across 0.39 square miles of land, in Cape Girardeau County. Median household income is $45,625, 76.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Delta through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 532 with a margin of error of plus or minus 342, which is 64.3 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Delta
What Delta is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.39 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,350 plus or minus 868
- County holding the largest share of its areaCape Girardeau 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.
Delta
How many people live in Delta
- Population532 plus or minus 342
- Median age40.9 plus or minus 12.0
- Population under 1892 plus or minus 64
- Share under 1817.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over64 plus or minus 28
- Share 65 and over12.0 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Households171 plus or minus 58
- Family households102 plus or minus 55
- Share of households that are families59.6 percent plus or minus 25.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Delta
Income and work in Delta
- Median household income$45,625 plus or minus $31,458
- Per capita income$30,471
- Civilian labor force368 plus or minus 283
- Employed358 plus or minus 283
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over406 plus or minus 278
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.3 percent plus or minus 71.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.2 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Delta
Housing in Delta
- Housing units209 plus or minus 58
- Occupied units171 plus or minus 58
- Vacant units38 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate18.2 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Owner occupied130 plus or minus 56
- Renter occupied41 plus or minus 23
- Ownership rate76.0 percent plus or minus 20.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$119,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$707 plus or minus $183
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.6 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Single family units161 plus or minus 59
- Share single family77.0 percent plus or minus 18.6
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more7.7 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Mobile homes32 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Delta
How Delta gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute349 plus or minus 282
- Commuting under 15 minutes20 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting under 15 minutes5.7 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more160 plus or minus 132
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.8 percent
- Drove alone53.6 percent plus or minus 50.2
- Carpooled42.7 percent plus or minus 48.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home2.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Delta
Flood risk in Delta
- NFIP communityCity of Delta
- NFIP community number290055
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/11
The City of Delta does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290055 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.
Cape Girardeau County, not Delta
Cape Girardeau County context, not Delta figures
- Establishments in Cape Girardeau County2,334
- Covered employment, Cape Girardeau County41,463
- Average annual pay, Cape Girardeau County$51,752
- Housing units permitted, Cape Girardeau County80
Every figure in this section is published for Cape Girardeau County as a whole and is not a measurement of Delta.
All Cape Girardeau County figures →
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.
Coverage
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, Missouri?
532, in 171 households. Delta city covers 0.39 square miles of land, which is 1,350 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?
Cape Girardeau 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?
$45,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $119,400. Median gross rent is $707 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 290055, 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 Cape Girardeau 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.