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  • FIPS 01045
  • Largest town: Ozark

Dale County, Alabama

Dale County had 50,067 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 561.1 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 67 in Alabama by population and 64th by land area.

Population
50,067
#28 of 67 in Alabama · #1,009 in US
Area
561.1 sq mi
#64 of 67 in Alabama · #1,845 in US
Density
89 / sq mi
#25 of 67 in Alabama · #1,000 in US
Median household income
$54,697
#33 of 67 in Alabama · #2,348 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Dale County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Dale County population, land area and income

Dale County had 50,067 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 561.1 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 67 in Alabama by population and 64th by land area. That works out to 89.2 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents; Dale County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,697 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

50,067

3144th1st

1009th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

561 sq mi

3144th1st

1845th of 3,144 (US)

Density

89.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1000th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,697

3143rd1st

2348th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

50,067

67th1st

28th of 67 (AL)

Land area

561 sq mi

67th1st

64th of 67 (AL)

Density

89.2 / sq mi

67th1st

25th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$54,697

67th1st

33rd of 67 (AL)

How Dale County's population changed since 2020

Dale County gained 807 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.6%. That ranks 27th of 67 in Alabama for growth. The median Alabama county changed by +0.2%, and the state as a whole by +2.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Dale County recorded 2,896 births and 2,757 deaths, a natural change of +139. Net international migration added +198 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +382. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 382 people.

49.3k202049.3k202149.5k202249.9k202350.1k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,896
Deaths
2,757
Net international migration
+198
Net domestic migration
+382
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+215

Where Dale County is

The Census internal point of Dale County is at 31.430700, -85.609500. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Alabama's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Dale County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Clay County: +0.2%Baldwin County: +12.2%Coffee County: +5.2%Fayette County: -2.9%Chilton County: +4.9%Perry County: -8.7%Lamar County: -2.9%Morgan County: +2.2%Bibb County: +0.4%Butler County: -4.1%Barbour County: -2.5%Franklin County: -0.6%Chambers County: -2.2%Macon County: -6.7%Marshall County: +4.6%DeKalb County: +2.0%Russell County: -0.7%Geneva County: +2.1%Houston County: +1.9%Greene County: -7.5%Talladega County: -0.1%Monroe County: -3.3%Mobile County: -0.5%Covington County: +0.6%Cullman County: +5.1%Lauderdale County: +3.7%Shelby County: +5.4%Clarke County: -3.7%Lowndes County: -7.8%St. Clair County: +5.7%Choctaw County: -4.5%Blount County: +1.8%Dallas County: -6.9%Conecuh County: -3.8%Elmore County: +3.6%Autauga County: +4.3%Henry County: +5.6%Montgomery County: -1.1%Jefferson County: -1.5%Hale County: +2.3%Jackson County: +2.4%Madison County: +8.4%Washington County: -2.0%Bullock County: -3.2%Pike County: +0.7%Crenshaw County: -0.4%Dale County: +1.6%Lee County: +7.4%Cleburne County: +5.6%Tallapoosa County: -1.4%Lawrence County: +1.5%Pickens County: -2.4%Colbert County: +2.6%Winston County: +1.6%Marion County: +0.5%Calhoun County: +0.2%Etowah County: -0.2%Randolph County: +4.4%Wilcox County: -6.3%Tuscaloosa County: +3.7%Sumter County: -4.8%Walker County: +0.2%Cherokee County: +4.6%Escambia County: -0.2%Limestone County: +14.1%Coosa County: -0.5%Marengo County: -3.9%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.2%
  2. < -0.5%
  3. < +1.6%
  4. < +4.3%
  5. ≥ +4.3%
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Orange pin: Dale County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
31.430700, -85.609500
DMS
31°25'50.52"N 85°36'34.20"W
UTM
16N 632151.1E 3478172.2N
Geohash
dje4gcv14
Plus code
863PC9JR+75

Towns in Dale County

7 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Dale County, 27,406 people together, or 55% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Dale County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Ozark with 14,368.

  1. 01Ozark14,368
  2. 02Daleville4,992
  3. 03Midland City2,305
  4. 04Level Plains1,839
  5. 05Newton1,652
  6. 06Dothan (part)1,604
  7. 07Enterprise (part)646
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Dale County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Dale County. The most populous is Houston County, AL, with 109,366 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 76.9 miles NNW of Dale County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Montgomery, AL (population 195,818), 74.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Ozark, AL (population 14,368), 2.5 miles away.

Dale County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Dale County is 01045: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 045. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,697.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Dale County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 50,067. That is up 807 people (1.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 49,260.

What is the FIPS code of Dale County?

01045. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (045) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Dale County?

Ozark, with 14,368 residents inside Dale County in 2024.

Which counties border Dale County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Houston County, AL; Coffee County, AL; Pike County, AL; Geneva County, AL; Barbour County, AL; Henry County, AL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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