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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Delton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Delton is a town of professionals, managers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Delton who work in healthcare (23.19%), management occupations (11.41%), and architecture and engineering (8.37%). 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Delton, the average commute to work is 37.15 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Delton is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Delton, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.58% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities. As is often the case in a small town, Delton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Delton is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.59% of adults in Delton have a college degree. The per capita income in Delton in 2022 was $48,844, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $195,376 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, Swedish, Scottish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Delton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.
