Dale, IN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

71%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Dale	Indiana	National
Income per capita	$20,867	$26,117	$29,829
Median household income	$46,103	$50,433	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$68,571	$62,593	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$30,833	$29,285	$35,192
Median earnings male	$40,383	$36,194	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,806	$23,580	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.3%	4.4%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.7%	15.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Dale is 30% lower than the national average
The median household income in Dale is 17% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Dale is 71% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Dale is 49% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$30,732 $46,103 $92,206

City

$33,618 $50,433 $100,866

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Dale median earnings by income bracket

Dale employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.0%	11.0%
Manufacturing sector	51.9%	51.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	5.3%	5.3%
Public administration	3.3%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.9%	11.9%
Education, health & social services	4.2%	4.2%
Other	11.6%	11.6%

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Santa Claus, IN	2,495	$93,472	69.0%
Ferdinand, IN	2,133	$66,842	20.8%
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Chrisney, IN	684	$56,083	1.4%
Spurgeon, IN	123	$52,500	5.1%
Dale, IN	1,442	$46,103	16.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Caledonia, MI	1,442	$80,938	46.3%
Boswell's Corner, VA	1,442	$90,469	63.5%
Oolitic, IN	1,443	$51,477	7.0%
Dassel, MN	1,443	$55,081	0.4%
Richton, MS	1,441	$30,584	44.7%
Dale, IN	1,442	$46,103	16.7%

Source: The Dale, IN employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).