Dale is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 16,407 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dale is the 197th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Dale was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Dale economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Dale, where the median household income is $79,436.00.

A relatively large number of people in Dale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.29% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Dale has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Dale a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Dale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 41.00 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Dale is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of people in Dale with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.38% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Dale in 2022 was $27,624, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,496 for a family of four. However, Dale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Dale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Dale, accounting for 84.94% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Dale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dale include German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Dale's cultural character, accounting for 29.40% of the town’s population.

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