PlainZIP

Dale, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dale, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,092. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DALE-TX · Dale, TX 1 ZIPs · 7,092 pop · #15540/25278 · Caldwell County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $64,715
  • RANK-LOWER #15540/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Luling
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,092
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $211,500

Nearest income peer: Luling, TX ( $7,094 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Dale

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dale on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Dale, TX sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

39th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,092
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,715
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,715 and poverty 11.7% concentrate in 78616.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dale as a pure owner town.

Within Texas, Palacios is the closest lower-income city and Amherst the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dale.

Population concentration

Dale reads through its lone ZIP, 78616

7,092 ACS residents, one ZIP: 78616 is not the leading code inside Dale, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Dale

Citywide ZBP: 73 establishments, 306 employees , annual payroll $16,222k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78616 (73 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (34) · also Other services (except public administration) · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Dale, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Caldwell County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dale. See the Caldwell County roll-up →

Dale lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Caldwell County: Lockhart, Maxwell and Prairie Lea earn more and Luling and Martindale earn less. Prairie Lea marks the far end of that range at $82,896, 28% above Dale.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78616 7,092 $64,715 73 25
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Dale roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Dale, .