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. One downside of living in Delton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.05 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Despite the fact that it is a small town, Delton has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the town for affordable transportation.In terms of college education, Delton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.22% of adults 25 and older in Delton have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
