Delton is a tiny town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 854 people and two associated neighborhoods, Delton is the 507th largest community in Michigan. Delton real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Delton house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.When you are in Delton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 43.60% of Delton’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Delton is a town of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Delton who work in healthcare (13.41%), maintenance occupations (11.28%), and management occupations (8.23%). Also of interest is that Delton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Delton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Delton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Delton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.05 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. For a small town, Delton has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Delton exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.The education level of Delton citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.22% of adults 25 and older in Delton have a college degree. The per capita income in Delton in 2022 was $35,609, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,436 for a family of four. However, Delton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Delton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Delton residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Delton include German, English, French Canadian, Swedish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Delton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.
