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Delta, MI town hall & government

Delta spent $68.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,087 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Delta's government.

Town budget

Where Delta's money goes

Spent
$68.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,087
typical Michigan towns: $858
Long-term debt
$63.7 million
$1,930 per resident
Sewer & trash
$22.9 million33%
Water & other utilities
$10.8 million16%
Fire
$8.4 million12%
Administration & buildings
$4.2 million6%
Parks & libraries
$4.2 million6%
Police
$4.2 million6%
Paid to other governments
$4.1 million6%
Health & welfare
$3.7 million5%
Roads & transportation
$2.4 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$840,0001%
Interest on debt
$585,0001%
Other
$2.7 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 32%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Delta

Full-time staff
106
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,100
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
49
on the town payroll
Fire
49 full-time
Parks & libraries
28 full-time19 part
Sewer & trash
23 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Grand Ledge Public Schools

Delta's K–12 school district, shared with Grand Ledge, Mulliken, Oneida, Watertown, Eagle and Roxand. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,607
Michigan: $16,528
Students
5,328
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$156.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 39%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $12,607 per pupil, $7,730 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Delta: Waverly Community Schools ($17,324 per pupil) · Lansing Public School District ($20,420 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Delta pay

Typical tax bill
$3,736
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.48%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$252,700
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Delta's government

🏛️ Official websitedeltami.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Delta →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Delta

Delta is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tom Barrett. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Delta's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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