What percentage of people rent in Dale, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Dale, IN, 2020–2024
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26.6% (±9.0 points) of the occupied homes in Dale, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 136 renting households against 376 that own their home.

In Dale, the share of households that rent went from 34.6% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (−8.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.6% (±9.0 points)
Renting households: 136 (±55)
Median renter income: $48,100 (±$25,325)

Who rents and who owns in Dale

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dale	Spencer County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.6% (±9.0 points)	18.7% (±2.6 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	136 (±55)	1,507 (±216)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	376 (±88)	6,571 (±241)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.5)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,100 (±$25,325)	$38,036 (±$9,030)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,577 (±$13,703)	$86,372 (±$6,583)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Dale, the renter share is not measurably different from Spencer County (18.7%).

It is not measurably different from Indiana (29.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Spencer County, Dale ranks 6 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 453 of 1,600.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Dale has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	34.6% (±8.1 points)	26.6% (±9.0 points)	−8.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$605 (±$169)	$848 (±$173)	+40.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,097 (±$12,144)	$61,953 (±$7,827)	+40.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Dale

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dale
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dale	—	26.6% (±9.0 points)	—
Carter Township	1.5 mi	24.7% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cass Township (Dubois County)	4.8 mi	11.1% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Santa Claus	5.3 mi	7.6% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Holland	5.6 mi	18.7% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Pigeon Township (Warrick County)	5.8 mi	2.5% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Gentryville	6.2 mi	54.2% (±34.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ferdinand	6.6 mi	22.0% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ferdinand Township	7.5 mi	16.1% (±5.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cass Township (Dubois County), IN (11.1%), Santa Claus, IN (7.6%), Pigeon Township (Warrick County), IN (2.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Spencer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Gentryville	54.2% (±34.0 points)
2	Rockport	47.1% (±7.7 points)
3	Jackson Township (Spencer County)	31.7% (±19.1 points)
4	Ohio Township (Spencer County)	28.4% (±5.6 points)
5	Chrisney	26.7% (±11.7 points)
6	Dale	26.6% (±9.0 points)
7	Carter Township	24.7% (±6.9 points)
8	Grandview	23.2% (±8.8 points)
9	Harrison Township (Spencer County)	15.4% (±10.1 points)
10	Grass Township	15.3% (±7.2 points)
11	Luce Township	14.7% (±10.3 points)
12	Richland	11.7% (±6.3 points)

Showing 12 of 16 places in Spencer County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Dale

How many renters are there in Dale?

Dale has an estimated 136 (±55) renting households, 26.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dale?

In Dale, the share of households that rent went from 34.6% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (−8.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dale?

A renting household in Dale has 1.9 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dale?

The median renting household in Dale, IN has an income of $48,100 (±$25,325) a year, against $75,577 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Dale town, Indiana (place:16624, in state:18).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.