Dale

Population: 1,569
Median household income: $58,508
Median home value: $119,200

Located in Spencer County, Indiana, Dale is a community with a population of 1,569. Its median household income of $58,508 runs below the Spencer County figure of $70,890.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dale's population grew 5.9% from 1,482 to 1,569, while its median home value rose 29.8% from $91,800 to $119,200.

The median gross rent is $800. 10.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,569
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $58,508
Median home value: $119,200
Median gross rent: $800
Housing units: 546
Homeownership rate: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4821,569

Median household income

$44,097$58,508

Median home value

$91,800$119,200

Median gross rent

$605$800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,482	$44,097	$91,800	$605
2020	1,442	$46,103	$97,300	$671
2021	1,493	$51,786	$104,600	$689
2022	1,427	$52,596	$113,800	$764
2023	1,569	$58,508	$119,200	$800

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1723.8%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 546.0%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	148	9.4%
5 to 17	373	23.8%
18 to 24	67	4.3%
25 to 34	247	15.7%
35 to 44	242	15.4%
45 to 54	94	6.0%
55 to 64	148	9.4%
65 to 74	126	8.0%
75 and over	124	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,118	71.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	44	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	407	25.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.2%

High school graduate49.7%

Some college or associate's22.0%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	179	18.2%
High school graduate	488	49.7%
Some college or associate's	216	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	78	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	20	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	525	86.8%
Carpooled	56	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	3.0%
Other means	6	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	159	27.1%
15 to 29 min	175	29.8%
30 to 44 min	165	28.1%
45 to 59 min	27	4.6%
60+ min	61	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 4.0% (60 of 1,501)

	Count	Share
Family households	373	72.4%
Nonfamily households	142	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	515	94.3%
Vacant	31	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	365	70.9%
Renter-occupied	150	29.1%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units14.7%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	373	68.3%
1-unit, attached	4	0.7%
2 to 4 units	80	14.7%
5 to 19 units	29	5.3%
20 or more units	8	1.5%
Mobile home & other	52	9.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1816624
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.42 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.1849, -86.9704