Dale vs Salix

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

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

Salix has the higher population (1,339 vs 1,295 in Dale). Salix has the higher median household income ($64,333 vs $30,982 in Dale). Salix has the higher median home value ($145,100 vs $40,200 in Dale).

Population, income & housing

	Dale	Salix
Population	1,295	1,339
Median age	39.5 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$30,982	$64,333
Median home value	$40,200	$145,100
Median gross rent	$475	—
Housing units	674	570
Homeownership rate	42.0%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dale	Salix
Population	1,088 → 1,295 (+19.0%)	1,272 → 1,339 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$24,000 → $30,982 (+29.1%)	$44,803 → $64,333 (+43.6%)
Median home value	$31,900 → $40,200 (+26.0%)	$132,800 → $145,100 (+9.3%)
Median gross rent	$448 → $475 (+6.0%)	$618 → $657 (+6.3%)

Dale

Population

1,0881,295

Median household income

$24,000$30,982

Median home value

$31,900$40,200

Median gross rent

$448$475

Salix

Population

1,2721,339

Median household income

$44,803$64,333

Median home value

$132,800$145,100

Median gross rent

$618$657

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dale	Salix
Under 5	9.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	17.7%	12.6%
18 to 24	5.2%	13.9%
25 to 34	11.6%	18.7%
35 to 44	10.2%	1.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	15.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	17.2%	14.8%
75 and over	6.3%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dale	Salix
White (non-Hispanic)	68.4%	92.0%
Black or African American	6.0%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	16.8%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dale	Salix
No high school diploma	8.0%	9.2%
High school graduate	55.5%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dale	Salix
Drove alone	55.9%	80.8%
Carpooled	25.4%	9.8%
Public transit	5.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dale	Salix
1-unit, detached	47.9%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	11.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	12.6%
20 or more units	27.7%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dale	Salix
Poverty rate	34.8%	7.1%
Average household size	2.28	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	16	26
Median year structure built	1943	1972