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Dale County
Dale County, Alabama
At a Glance
Population 49,326
County Seat Houston County Courthouse
State FIPS 01
County FIPS 045
Num Towns 12
Census-Designated Places 1
Total Town Population 103,133
Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 49,455
Median Age 37.7
Veterans 5,199
Housing Units 22,829
Uninsured 278
Net Migration (recent) -126
Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 715
Total Employees 8,071
Avg Annual Pay $64,321
Median Household Income $52,813
Poverty Rate 17.5%
Unemployment Rate 7.0%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $56,340
Federal Spending FY2024 $1,495,280,314
Federal Spending Per Capita $30,314
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $123,800
Median Rent $829
FMR Studio $669
FMR 1BR $679
FMR 2BR $772
FMR 3BR $1,088
FMR 4BR $1,309
Health & Safety
Hospitals 12
EMS Stations 36
Fire Stations 36
Police Stations 36
Adult Smoking 20.3%
Adult Obesity 38.9%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 18.0
Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 15.18
Electric Customers 2398172
Towns with Broadband Data 12
Towns with 90%+ Coverage 12
Community
Churches 119
Libraries 14
Historic Places (NRHP) 4
Homeless Population 132
Schools 140
SNAP Stores 153
Bank Branches 39
Agriculture
Total Farms 26
Land in Farms (acres) 118,588
Avg Farm Size (acres) 4,561.1
Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date
EM HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-26
EM HURRICANE SALLY 2020-09-14
DR SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES 2020-07-10
DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-29
EM COVID-19 2020-03-13
DR HURRICANE MICHAEL 2018-11-05
EM HURRICANE MICHAEL 2018-10-12
EM HURRICANE NATE 2017-10-08
EM HURRICANE IRMA 2017-09-11
DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING 2016-01-21
Detailed Topics
Communities in Dale County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.