Dale vs Richland

A side-by-side comparison of Dale and Richland: population, income, housing, and more.

Dale and Richland are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dale has the higher population (1,569 vs 548 in Richland). Richland has the higher median household income ($71,635 vs $58,508 in Dale). Richland has the higher median home value ($145,800 vs $119,200 in Dale).

Population, income & housing

	Dale	Richland
Population	1,569	548
Median age	34.5 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,508	$71,635
Median home value	$119,200	$145,800
Median gross rent	$800	$930
Housing units	546	237
Homeownership rate	70.9%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dale	Richland
Population	1,482 → 1,569 (+5.9%)	398 → 548 (+37.7%)
Median household income	$44,097 → $58,508 (+32.7%)	$60,625 → $71,635 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$91,800 → $119,200 (+29.8%)	$91,400 → $145,800 (+59.5%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $800 (+32.2%)	$644 → $930 (+44.4%)

Dale

Population

1,4821,569

Median household income

$44,097$58,508

Median home value

$91,800$119,200

Median gross rent

$605$800

Richland

Population

398548

Median household income

$60,625$71,635

Median home value

$91,400$145,800

Median gross rent

$644$930

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dale	Richland
Under 5	9.4%	9.1%
5 to 17	23.8%	13.3%
18 to 24	4.3%	8.0%
25 to 34	15.7%	20.3%
35 to 44	15.4%	10.6%
45 to 54	6.0%	15.3%
55 to 64	9.4%	6.9%
65 to 74	8.0%	8.4%
75 and over	7.9%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dale	Richland
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	25.9%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dale	Richland
No high school diploma	18.2%	6.3%
High school graduate	49.7%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dale	Richland
Drove alone	86.8%	98.3%
Carpooled	9.3%	1.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	0.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dale	Richland
1-unit, detached	68.3%	93.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Dale	Richland
Poverty rate	4.0%	10.4%
Average household size	2.91	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	25	34
Median year structure built	1975	1972