County profile
Delta County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#2928 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 16% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$179.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+14.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
292
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
52
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$39.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,549
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.9%
Median HH income
$66.6k±$11.7k
Bachelor's degree+
14.9%±3.5%
Poverty rate
11.4%±3.6%
Business applications
58 · 2025
Retail establishments
10
18.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care33%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation16%
Other services12%
Construction11%
Finance & insurance8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,549
residents · 2025 · +6.3% since 2020
Income per capita $51.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+407
International migration+15
Natural change−92
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$107.1M2019
$107.9M2020
$120.5M2021
$129.0M2022
$157.1M2023
$179.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$164.3k±$31.8k
Median gross rent
$945/mo±$268/mo
Vacancy rate
11.3%±4.3%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$2.4M
8 units · 1.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
8.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 81Drought 80Tornado 49
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2021–2025
1002021
1342022
1482023
1422025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -43% since 2021142021
62022
112023
72024
82025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
28.6 km
I-30
Nearest freight rail
24.2 km
NTRW
Nearest port
217.8 km
PORT CARL ALBERT SLIP
Nearest commercial airport
117.4 km
TYLER POUNDS RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$39.6k
avg. annual pay · +46% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Delta?
Delta's economy produced $179.1M in 2024, growing 14.0% year over year — faster than 96% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.