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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Dale, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Dale, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Dale’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Dale does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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%). A relatively large number of people in Dale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.15% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Dale has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Dale a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Dale is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Dale, the average commute to work is 40.16 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Dale doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of Dale rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.28% of adults 25 and older in Dale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Dale's cultural character, accounting for 24.54% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Dale is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
