US Post Office and Federal Building-Delta Main · Photo: Jeffrey Beall from Colorado, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Delta spent less per resident in 2022 than 68% of similar cities
Delta’s city government spent $13.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,426 per resident. Water and other utilities ($8.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Delta is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,202 per resident in 2022: less than 68% of them
Delta’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,202 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 54 Colorado cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,533, and the middle half spent $1,045–$2,154. Delta spent less than 68% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Colorado cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Delta itself left out).
About $1,426 per resident a year, or $3.91 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 36%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 24% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Delta reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,202 · 2023: $1,428 · 2024: $1,426. Per resident it went from $1,202 to $1,426 (up 19%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 9,030 to 9,464.
full-time in March 2025, up from 93 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $885 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.31% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Delta’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Delta’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Delta →
Who’s in charge in Delta
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Delta’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on delta-co.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 90 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (9,464).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Delta County School District 50J
Delta’s K–12 school district, shared with Cedaredge, Crawford, Hotchkiss, Orchard City, Paonia. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,596 per pupil, $8,364 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Delta’s votes are counted by county
Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Delta alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Delta County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.5%12,948 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat31.0%6,030 votesOthers: 2.6% (500 votes).
Most votes in Delta County: Donald J Trump
Colorado: Harris 54.1%, Trump 43.1%
100% of Delta lies in Delta County. Every 2024 race in Delta County is on the county’s page.
Delta County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Delta.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: delta-co.gov ↗
- 2Colorado HouseState representatives
- 3Colorado SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Colorado
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Delta’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Delta’s government
How much does Delta spend per resident?
About $1,426 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,202 was less than 68% of 54 Colorado cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Delta?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $885 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.31% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see delta-co.gov.
Who runs Delta’s government?
See delta-co.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Delta yet.
How did Delta vote in 2024?
Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Delta alone. Delta County, where 100% of Delta lies, voted Trump 66.5%, Harris 31.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Delta?
105 full-time and 80 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $724,508 (about $8.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Delta in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Marc Catlin) and State House District 54 (Matt Soper). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →