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Dale, WI

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Overview


Dale is a tiny town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 570 people and just one neighborhood, Dale is the 439th largest community in Wisconsin.

Dale real estate is some of the most expensive in Wisconsin, although Dale house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Dale is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Dale is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Dale who work in sales jobs (20.58%), art, media, and design (10.03%), and healthcare suport services (8.97%).

Of important note, Dale is also a town of artists. Dale has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Dale’s character.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Dale is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Dale a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Dale has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Dale’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Being a small town, Dale does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The population of Dale overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Dale, 23.17% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Dale in 2018 was $32,607, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,428 for a family of four. However, Dale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Dale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dale residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Dale include German, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Dale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Miao/Hmong and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Dale, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

Astoundingly, NeighborhoodScout's research reveals that this single neighborhood has a higher concentration of married couples living here than 98.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Whether they have school-aged children or not, married couples are the rule in the neighborhood. If you are a married couple, you may find many people here with a similar lifestyle, and perhaps common interests. But if you are single, you might not find many other singles here.

In addition, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is among the best neighborhoods for families in Wisconsin. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 97.7% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Wisconsin. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the neighborhood.

Real Estate

Real estate in the neighborhood is almost exclusively owner-occupied. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher rate of owner-occupied housing than is found in 96.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. If you are seeking to rent, this neighborhood may not have many options, but high rates of ownership often indicate stability in a neighborhood.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Belgian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 51.4% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 0.7% have Belgian ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Dale are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 82.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.9% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 68.6% of America's neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 36.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 27.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.7%), and 15.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.0% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Dale, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (51.4%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.4%), and residents who report Polish roots (6.5%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (4.8%), along with some French ancestry residents (3.6%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (60.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (80.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (8.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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