Dale vs Rockport

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

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

Rockport has the higher population (2,088 vs 1,569 in Dale). Dale has the higher median household income ($58,508 vs $43,333 in Rockport). Dale has the higher median home value ($119,200 vs $105,000 in Rockport).

Population, income & housing

	Dale	Rockport
Population	1,569	2,088
Median age	34.5 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,508	$43,333
Median home value	$119,200	$105,000
Median gross rent	$800	$628
Housing units	546	1,139
Homeownership rate	70.9%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dale	Rockport
Population	1,482 → 1,569 (+5.9%)	2,418 → 2,088 (-13.6%)
Median household income	$44,097 → $58,508 (+32.7%)	$41,357 → $43,333 (+4.8%)
Median home value	$91,800 → $119,200 (+29.8%)	$74,300 → $105,000 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $800 (+32.2%)	$706 → $628 (-11.0%)

Dale

Population

1,4821,569

Median household income

$44,097$58,508

Median home value

$91,800$119,200

Median gross rent

$605$800

Rockport

Population

2,4182,088

Median household income

$41,357$43,333

Median home value

$74,300$105,000

Median gross rent

$706$628

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dale	Rockport
Under 5	9.4%	3.4%
5 to 17	23.8%	14.3%
18 to 24	4.3%	5.7%
25 to 34	15.7%	12.4%
35 to 44	15.4%	15.7%
45 to 54	6.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	9.4%	17.7%
65 to 74	8.0%	11.7%
75 and over	7.9%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dale	Rockport
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	25.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dale	Rockport
No high school diploma	18.2%	10.0%
High school graduate	49.7%	46.4%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dale	Rockport
Drove alone	86.8%	79.7%
Carpooled	9.3%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	3.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dale	Rockport
1-unit, detached	68.3%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	18.4%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	7.4%
20 or more units	1.5%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Dale	Rockport
Poverty rate	4.0%	17.0%
Average household size	2.91	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1975	1969