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Delton, MI
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Delton profile


Living in Delton



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.

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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Delton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Delton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Delton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Delton may be for you.

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.

Delton, even though it is a small town, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, town who have a need for low-cost transportation.

The percentage of adults in Delton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.22% of the adults 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.