Dale ZIP Codes — Spencer County, IN

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	764	23.1%
18 and over	2,537	76.9%
65 and over	552	16.7%
Median age	36.8 years

Group	Count	%
White	3,136	91.7%
Two or more races	134	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	117	3.4%
Other race	31	0.9%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	1.1%
$10k–$15k	2.8%
$15k–$25k	3.6%
$25k–$35k	7.5%
$35k–$50k	12.2%
$50k–$75k	26.5%
$75k–$100k	13.1%
$100k–$150k	31.1%
$150k–$200k	1.4%
$200k+	0.7%
Median income	$67,661

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$117,200
Median rent / month	$765
Owner occupied	77.2%
Renter occupied	22.8%
Vacant	15.9%
Single-family detached	77.4%
Large apartment buildings	0.4%
Mobile homes	9.7%
Median rooms	5.5
Avg household size (owned)	2.97

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	5.3%
2000–2009	11.6%
1990–1999	12.4%
1980–1989	11.5%
1970–1979	14.2%
1960–1969	19.4%
1950–1959	7.2%
1940–1949	5.7%
1939 or earlier	12.8%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	1.0%
1 bedroom	7.0%
2 bedrooms	25.6%
3 bedrooms	55.5%
4 bedrooms	9.4%
5+ bedrooms	1.5%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	3.7%
1 vehicle	20.6%
2 vehicles	38.8%
3 or more	36.9%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	47.5%
Electricity	31.5%
Propane / LP gas	18.3%
Wood	2.7%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	697	57.9%
Cohabiting couple	157	13.0%
Male householder, no spouse	186	15.4%
Female householder, no spouse	164	13.6%
Households with children under 18	405	33.6%
Households with seniors (65+)	329	27.3%
Average household size	2.65

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	28.8%	28.1%
Married	54.2%	53.3%
Separated	0.5%	1.0%
Widowed	4.4%	9.4%
Divorced	12.1%	8.2%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	91.3%
Bachelor's or higher	21.2%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	103	11.8%
Kindergarten	62	7.1%
Elementary school	303	34.7%
High school	109	12.5%
College / grad school	297	34.0%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	31.4%
Service	11.3%
Sales & office	19.6%
Natural resources & construction	6.8%
Production & transportation	30.9%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	79.0%
Government	6.1%
Self-employed	13.3%
Unpaid family workers	1.6%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	79.8%
Carpool	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	7.0%
Other means	0.6%
Avg commute (minutes)	34.5

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	29.0%
Retirement income	22.9%
Supplemental Security	3.3%
Cash public assistance	5.9%
Food stamps / SNAP	6.6%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	34.3%
High cholesterol	34.8%
Heart disease	6.9%
Stroke	3.0%
Asthma	9.4%
Arthritis	26.4%
Kidney disease	2.8%
Pulmonary disease	7.8%
Cancer	7.1%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	16.8%
No physical activity	26.1%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	33.8%
Fair or poor health	14.9%
Poor mental health	14.8%
Poor physical health	10.7%
No health insurance	13.5%
Visited doctor (checkup)	73.2%
Visited dentist	65.1%
Cholesterol screening	89.6%
Teeth loss	15.3%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	195	7.7%

Disability	%
Any disability	7.0%
Under 18	3.3%
18–64 years	4.8%
65 and over	23.3%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	75.4%
Public insurance	27.6%
Uninsured under 19	6.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	3,001	90.9%
Spanish	112	3.7%
Other Indo-European	112	3.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	3,142	95.2%
Born in same state	3,103	94.0%
Born in different state	2,554	77.4%
Foreign born	39	1.2%
Naturalized citizen	159	4.8%
Not a US citizen	50	31.4%