Dale is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 15,709 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dale is the 197th largest community in Texas. Dale has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Dale, where the median household income is $75,487.00.When you are in Dale, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 47.89% of Dale’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Dale is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Dale who work in office and administrative support (13.42%), management occupations (5.78%), and sales jobs (5.61%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.15% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Dale has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Dale has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Dale than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Dale may be for you. One downside of living in Dale, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 40.16 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Dale doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Dale with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.28% of adults in Dale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Dale in 2022 was $29,770, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,080 for a family of four. However, Dale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Dale, accounting for 80.00% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Dale residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Dale include German, English, Scots-Irish, Swedish, and Scottish. Dale also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.54%. The most common language spoken in Dale is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
