Dale County, AL

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2022 Population

49,455

0.0243% 1-year growth

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2022 Poverty Rate

17.5%

4.84% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$52,813

5.52% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Dale County, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Dale County, AL are George C Wallace Community College-Dothan (1,018 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Dale County, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Dale County, AL was 2 cars per household.

Dale County, AL borders Barbour County, AL, Coffee County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, and Pike County, AL.

United States Alabama Ozark, AL

Population & Diversity

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Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Alabama.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
45,935 ± 5,238 people
Guatemala
15,043 ± 3,007 people
India
10,012 ± 2,454 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 45,935 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 15,043 and India with 10,012.

Economy

The economy of Dale County, AL employs N/A people. The largest industries in Dale County, AL are Retail Trade (2,744 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,145 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,888 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,687), Utilities ($63,603), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,372).

Males in Alabama have an average income that is 1.43 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,264. The income inequality in Alabama (measured using the Gini index) is 0.458, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dale County, AL, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dale County, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dale County, AL, are Retail Trade (2,744 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,145 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,888 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dale County, AL, though some of these residents may live in Dale County, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,087), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,273), and Public Administration ($62,679).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,942), Public Administration ($43,725), and Construction ($36,875).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.1%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

63
Other Services (except Public Administration)
58
Retail Trade
50
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$53.6k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$43.2k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$40.1k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Dale County, AL went to Donald J. Trump with 72.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.2%), followed by Other (1.34%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (72.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.2%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.34%)
Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Dale County, AL went to Donald J. Trump with 72.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.2%), followed by Other (1.34%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Dale County, AL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Katie Britt

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Alabama

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Dale County, AL awarded 1,018 degrees. The student population of Dale County, AL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,195 male students and 2,637 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Dale County, AL are White (606 and 59.6%), followed by Black or African American (299 and 29.4%), Hispanic or Latino (52 and 5.11%), and Two or More Races (27 and 2.65%).

The largest universities in Dale County, AL by number of degrees awarded are George C Wallace Community College-Dothan (1,018 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Dale County, AL are General Studies (219 and 21.5%), Registered Nursing (153 and 15%), and Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (80 and 7.86%).

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
153 degrees awarded
General Studies
107 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
28 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Dale County, AL was Registered Nursing with 153 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Dale County, AL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

George C Wallace Community College-Dothan

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,018 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was George C Wallace Community College-Dothan with 1,018 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 320 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Dale County, AL, which is 0.458 times less than the 698 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 606 degrees mean that there were 2.03 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 299 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,750) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,110) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Dale County, AL have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dale County, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 11.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Dale County, AL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.838%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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67.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

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This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dale County, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Dale County, AL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$52,813

Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Dale County, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dale County, AL is from Alabama.

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2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.458

2021 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2022, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0777% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (83.3%)
Carpooled (9.25%)
Worked At Home (3.5%)

In 2022, 83.3% of workers in Dale County, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.25%) and those who worked at home (3.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dale County, AL have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.22% of the workforce in Dale County, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dale County, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dale County, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dale County, AL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 11.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Dale County, AL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.838%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

17.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dale County, AL (8.47k out of 48.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dale County, AL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 22.7% of the children was living in poverty in Dale County, AL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Dale County, AL has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.3% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 18% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dale County, AL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 62.2 in Dale County, AL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Dale County, AL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.2% in Dale County, AL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Dale County, AL.