Dale, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Dale is a Census town of 1,542 people across 2.42 square miles of land, in Spencer County. Median household income is $61,953, 73.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dale
What Dale is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.42 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land638 plus or minus 141
- County holding the largest share of its areaSpencer County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dale
How many people live in Dale
- Population1,542 plus or minus 341
- Median age34.8
- Population under 18488 plus or minus 136
- Share under 1831.6 percent
- Population 65 and over247 plus or minus 64
- Share 65 and over16.0 percent
- Households512 plus or minus 104
- Family households359 plus or minus 90
- Share of households that are families70.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dale
Income and work in Dale
- Median household income$61,953
- Per capita income$25,569
- Civilian labor force663 plus or minus 151
- Employed643 plus or minus 147
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over983
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.8 percent plus or minus 20.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.1 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.6 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dale
Housing in Dale
- Housing units550 plus or minus 110
- Occupied units512 plus or minus 104
- Vacant units38 plus or minus 35
- Vacancy rate6.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied376 plus or minus 88
- Renter occupied136 plus or minus 55
- Ownership rate73.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$127,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$848 plus or minus $173
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Single family units399 plus or minus 101
- Share single family72.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more94 plus or minus 45
- Share in buildings of two or more17.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Mobile homes57 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dale
How Dale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute620 plus or minus 147
- Commuting under 15 minutes160 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more297 plus or minus 102
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.9 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Drove alone92.5 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dale
SBA loans in Dale (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,108,000
- Average approval$1,108,000
- Median approval$1,108,000
- Largest approval$1,108,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term204 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dale, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dale
SBA loans in Dale (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$5,107,000
- Average approval$2,553,500
- Median approval$2,553,500
- Largest approval$4,999,000
- Jobs supported64
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dale, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dale
Flood risk in Dale
- NFIP communityTown of Dale
- NFIP community number180589
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/18/15
The Town of Dale does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180589 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Spencer County, not Dale
Spencer County context, not Dale figures
- Establishments in Spencer County423
- Covered employment, Spencer County6,990
- Average annual pay, Spencer County$48,388
- Housing units permitted, Spencer County67
Every figure in this section is published for Spencer County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dale.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dale, Indiana?
1,542, in 512 households. Dale town covers 2.42 square miles of land, which is 638 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dale in?
Spencer County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dale?
$61,953. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $127,200. Median gross rent is $848 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dale businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,108,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $5.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dale borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dale. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Dale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Dale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dale, town of, community 180589, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Dale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Spencer County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dale.
Is zoning published for Dale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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