Dale vs Nichols

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

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

Dale has the higher population (680 vs 278 in Nichols). Dale has the higher median household income ($80,833 vs $56,875 in Nichols). Dale has the higher median home value ($197,400 vs $145,300 in Nichols).

Population, income & housing

	Dale	Nichols
Population	680	278
Median age	43.7 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$80,833	$56,875
Median home value	$197,400	$145,300
Median gross rent	$775	$883
Housing units	269	120
Homeownership rate	92.5%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dale	Nichols
Population	551 → 680 (+23.4%)	253 → 278 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$75,139 → $80,833 (+7.6%)	$49,750 → $56,875 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$161,900 → $197,400 (+21.9%)	$76,800 → $145,300 (+89.2%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $775 (-3.1%)	$675 → $883 (+30.8%)

Dale

Population

551680

Median household income

$75,139$80,833

Median home value

$161,900$197,400

Median gross rent

$800$775

Nichols

Population

253278

Median household income

$49,750$56,875

Median home value

$76,800$145,300

Median gross rent

$675$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dale	Nichols
Under 5	9.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.2%	21.9%
18 to 24	5.1%	2.2%
25 to 34	4.1%	15.1%
35 to 44	18.1%	13.3%
45 to 54	4.1%	9.7%
55 to 64	27.6%	16.2%
65 to 74	6.9%	12.2%
75 and over	7.1%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dale	Nichols
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	75.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.6%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dale	Nichols
No high school diploma	1.3%	12.9%
High school graduate	31.2%	54.1%
Some college or associate's	48.3%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dale	Nichols
Drove alone	83.5%	97.8%
Carpooled	13.9%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dale	Nichols
1-unit, detached	87.4%	77.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	7.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Dale	Nichols
Poverty rate	2.1%	13.7%
Average household size	2.68	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	19	30
Median year structure built	1961	1962