If you've ever wondered what the population of Delight City looks like, you're not alone. Approximately 25.9% of the city's residents are below the federal poverty level, and the child poverty rate is 37.0%. Delight has an average household income of $26,776, and the city's percentage of workers who are in the labor force is 50.7%. As far as educational attainment is concerned, 84.3% of residents have at least a high school diploma, and ten percent hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Moreover, the city's population is comprised of 1.7% of Hispanics.
In 1896, a large hotel was built in Delight to house the local drummers. Soon after, merchants began to emerge, including A. E. Westbrook, C. E. Reid, Bose & Jim Bratton, and the Geiser brothers. O. L. Mckinney also opened the town's first cold drink stand. In the 1880s, the area had a shortage of doctors, and it was not long before Dr. Rice was hired. Afterward, Dr. Rodgers moved to Delight from Mississippi to serve the community.