Delta County’s competitive advantages include its open land, temperate climate, low cost of labor and housing, good schools, and outdoor beauty…. 

Delta County Largest Employers

  • Delta County School District
  • Delta County Memorial Hospital
  • Delta County
  • City of Delta
  • Volunteers of America
  • City Market
  • Safeway
  • Walmart
  • US Forest Service
  • West Elk/Arch Coal
Top Jobs by Industry (2015)

  • Government - 2443
  • Retail Trade - 1471
  • Health Services - 1383
  • Agriculture - 1380
  • Other Services - 832
  • Accommodation and Food - 795
  • Construction - 775
  • Manufacturing - 553
  • Professional and Business Services - 468
  • Mining - 402
  • Real Estate - 396
Link to document of number of jobs by sector for 2015

Most Prominent Industries based on Payroll

  • Government
  • Mining
  • Health Services
  • Retail Trade
  • Non-governmental Services
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
  • Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing
  • Accommodations & Food
  • Finance

Sales Tax

  • State of Colorado - 2.9%
  • Delta County - 2.0% (total of 4.9%)
  • Cedaredge - 2.0% (total of 6.9%)
  • Crawford - 2.0% (total of 6.9%)
  • Hotchkiss - 2.0% (total of 6.9%)
  • Paonia - 2.0% (total of 6.9%)
  • City of Delta - 3.0% (total of 7.9%)

Real Estate Reports

For the most recent real estate reports for Sept 2016:

Commercial Real Estate

  • Search for real estate
  • Delta County Board of Realtors
  • Real estate costs on average 53% of those costs in Denver

Cost of Living Index (source Sperlings Best Places):

Category   Delta Denver   USA
 Overall
 91  115  100
 Grocery  98.4  97.2  100
 Health  103  110  100
 Housing  79  148  100
 Utilities  92  90  100
 Transportation  96  93  100
 Miscellaneous  97  104  100
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