Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,519, settled in 1859.
Delhi gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $145K for a typical one, or 2.8 years of the Monroe metro’s $52K median household income. It grades C− overall, 102nd of 161 graded towns in Louisiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. On CDC health estimates it is near the bottom nationally, and the median household income is $52K, and 25% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 33% of working residents work locally in Delhi, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 9.8% and U.S. towns at 8%. Delhi has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Miles-Hanna House and Downtown Delhi Historic District. Delhi's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 82% of U.S. towns.
Where Delhi beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Delhi | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 22.4% | 12.4% |
2,919 counted in 2010 and 2,622 in 2020; an estimated 2,519 in 2025.
The decline has continued: down 4.1% since 2020, after 10.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Delhi is from typical.
Its grades run from A for hazard risk (better than 86% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 1%), so the C− overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 186 in 1870, 2,622 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1935 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Delhi, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Delhi.
Delhi carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Louisiana (mostly tornadoes), has home values still below their peak and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Louisiana.
Delhi beats the Louisiana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 36% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Delhi.
| Delhi | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 27% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 34% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 44% | 35% |
| What stands out | Delhi | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.5% | 16.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.8% | 78.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 22.4% | 12.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Richland Parish school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 167 | D− |
| Delhi High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 139 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 94% of Louisiana towns, with expected losses of about $387 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Delhi is 18 of 100. Since 1983, 24 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Delhi.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical value, about $145K, is 10% below its June 2024 peak. The median property tax bill is $199, against $1,180 across Louisiana, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
50% of Delhi households own their home. The typical Delhi home is worth about $145,000, up 3.7% in a year, 32% below the Louisiana typical home. Delhi’s median rent is $897 a month.
| Delhi | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 50% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $897 a month | $992 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
January nights average 36.8°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 77% of Louisiana places with climate records; July afternoons average 92.6°.
Delhi has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Delhi | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 93°F | 92°F | 85°F |
| January low | 37°F | 42°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Delhi’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Delhi has lost 121 jobs, to 1,509 in 2023. The top destinations are Monroe (9%), Rayville (5%) and Tallulah (4%).
| Delhi | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
None within 15 miles of Delhi; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Delhi residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana.
9 notable people were born in Delhi.
City in Louisiana, United States
Delhi (), originally called Deerfield, is a town in Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 2,622.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Delhi grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #102 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades D− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
9 notable people were born here, including Tim McGraw and Earl Holliman.
