Cresson vs Dale

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

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

Cresson has the higher population (1,499 vs 1,295 in Dale). Cresson has the higher median household income ($57,841 vs $30,982 in Dale). Cresson has the higher median home value ($119,500 vs $40,200 in Dale).

Population, income & housing

	Cresson	Dale
Population	1,499	1,295
Median age	43.0 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,841	$30,982
Median home value	$119,500	$40,200
Median gross rent	$675	$475
Housing units	754	674
Homeownership rate	69.0%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cresson	Dale
Population	1,719 → 1,499 (-12.8%)	1,088 → 1,295 (+19.0%)
Median household income	$44,432 → $57,841 (+30.2%)	$24,000 → $30,982 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $119,500 (+11.5%)	$31,900 → $40,200 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$622 → $675 (+8.5%)	$448 → $475 (+6.0%)

Cresson

Population

1,7191,499

Median household income

$44,432$57,841

Median home value

$107,200$119,500

Median gross rent

$622$675

Dale

Population

1,0881,295

Median household income

$24,000$30,982

Median home value

$31,900$40,200

Median gross rent

$448$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cresson	Dale
Under 5	5.5%	9.2%
5 to 17	14.3%	17.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	5.2%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	13.0%	10.2%
45 to 54	12.9%	10.5%
55 to 64	16.8%	12.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	17.2%
75 and over	7.1%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cresson	Dale
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	68.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	16.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cresson	Dale
No high school diploma	9.6%	8.0%
High school graduate	42.2%	55.5%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cresson	Dale
Drove alone	81.2%	55.9%
Carpooled	8.6%	25.4%
Public transit	0.0%	5.8%
Walked	4.4%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	10.6%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cresson	Dale
1-unit, detached	65.0%	47.9%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	11.0%
2 to 4 units	19.2%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	1.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	27.7%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Cresson	Dale
Poverty rate	8.1%	34.8%
Average household size	2.26	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1946	1943