How many renters in Delta, CO pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Delta, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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62.4% (±16.2 points) of renting households in Delta, CO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

47.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 62.4% (±16.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 47.7% (±12.3 points)
Median share of income: 34.2% (±3.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Delta

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Delta	Delta County	Colorado	United States
Less than 15%	8.1% (±5.7 points)	15.0%	9.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.0% (±5.0 points)	6.5%	11.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.8% (±4.8 points)	7.3%	13.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	17.7% (±9.1 points)	13.8%	13.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	14.7% (±10.5 points)	11.2%	10.1%	9.2%
35% or more	47.7% (±12.3 points)	46.2%	42.7%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Delta against Delta County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Delta	Delta County	Colorado	United States
Paying 30% or more	62.4% (±16.2 points)	57.4% (±9.4 points)	52.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	47.7% (±12.3 points)	46.2% (±7.4 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.2% (±3.5 points)	33.3% (±3.0 points)	31.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$35,310 (±$10,613)	$40,842 (±$9,026)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$990 (±$209)	$1,121 (±$84)	$1,761 (±$7)	$1,413

In Delta, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Delta County (57.4%).

It is not measurably different from Colorado (52.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Delta County, Delta ranks 4 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 83 of 333.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Delta

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Delta
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Delta	—	62.4% (±16.2 points)	—
Orchard City	7.7 mi	84.3% (±18.7 points)	Not measurably different
Olathe	12 mi	55.2% (±36.6 points)	Not measurably different
Cedaredge	13 mi	72.2% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hotchkiss	20 mi	68.2% (±33.8 points)	Not measurably different
Montrose	23 mi	53.2% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Crawford	26 mi	39.2% (±54.7 points)	Not measurably different
Paonia	28 mi	36.6% (±19.0 points)	Lower
Palisade	28 mi	60.0% (±24.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Paonia, CO (36.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Delta County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Orchard City	84.3% (±18.7 points)
2	Cedaredge	72.2% (±14.2 points)
3	Hotchkiss	68.2% (±33.8 points)
4	Delta	62.4% (±16.2 points)
5	Crawford	39.2% (±54.7 points)
6	Paonia	36.6% (±19.0 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Delta

Are renters in Delta rent-burdened?

62.4% of renting households in Delta pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Delta spend on rent?

The median renting household in Delta, CO spends 34.2% (±3.5 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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