Local data

Homes and building in Delta, CO

Delta, CO is in Delta County and has about 9,421 residents. 27 single-family homes were permitted in 2025, up from 17 in 2023.

Numbers come from public sources listed at the bottom of this page. Always confirm details with Delta before you spend money.

Homes and costs in Delta

Typical home value

$283,300 (give or take $62,673)

Typical monthly rent

$990 (give or take $209)

Typical household income

$45,250 (give or take $7,512)

Typical year homes were built

1976

Homes lived in by their owners

66%

Homes sitting empty

8.2%

U.S. Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024. These are survey estimates; the range shows how sure the Census is.

How much is being built in Delta

Single-family home permits issued per year
Year	Homes permitted	All new housing units	Value of all permits
2025	27	29	$7.7 million
2024	24	76	$18.1 million
2023	17	19	$3.6 million
2022	23	23	$4.4 million
2021	41	163	$29.4 million

U.S. Census Building Permits Survey, 2021 to 2025. Counts permits issued by the city, not homes finished. Years the town did not report are left out.

Permits, meetings and bids: official Delta pages

Meeting agendas and minutes

Meetings & AgendasCounty · deltacoco.portal.civicclerk.com
Virtual Meeting LinksCounty · deltacountyco.gov

Planning and zoning

Planning & Community DevelopmentCounty · deltacountyco.gov

Public notices

Public NoticesCounty · deltacountyco.gov

Source links, not a list of current permits or open bids. Check dates and which city or county handles your property before using a notice or application.

Disaster history for Delta County

Delta County has had 7 federal disaster declarations (1 coastal storm, 2 fire, 3 flood, 1 drought).

2005: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (coastal storm)
2004: Co-mcgruder Fire-07/03/2004 (fire)
2002: Wildfires (fire)
1984: Severe Storms, Mudslides, Landslides & Flooding (flood)
1977: Drought (drought)
1973: Flooding & Landslides (flood)

Federal disaster declarations from FEMA. Declarations cover a whole county. Pandemic declarations are left out.

Plan your Delta project

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Nearby towns

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Where this information comes from

U.S. Census Gazetteer + Geocoder (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census Building Permits Survey (annual) (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024 (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (retrieved 2026-10-07; U.S. government data, public domain)
Official government websites (found via Wikidata, CC0) (retrieved 2026-10-07; Links and titles only)

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