Dale County, AL elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Dale County: 10 seats on 6 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.
How many local governments Dale County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 21 local governments in Dale County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
0
Cities, towns, villages and townships
10
0
School districts (school boards)
3
1
Special districts (elected boards)
7
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Dale County
49,599people
37.7median ageU.S.: 38.9
$54,963 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
18.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%
20.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$143,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700
6.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
3.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
14.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
10.1%U.S.: 8.4%
39.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
26.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7.1% · White 66.1% · Black 20.3% · Asian 1.2% · Other or more than one race 5.3% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Dale County
4.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.2%. Alabama: 3.7%.
769people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
18,301people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
19,070in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.0%
769
18,301
19,070
August 2026
4.0%
763
18,366
19,129
July 2026
4.2%
793
18,290
19,083
June 2026
4.4%
854
18,374
19,228
May 2026
3.9%
745
18,338
19,083
April 2026
2.9%
545
18,559
19,104
March 2026
3.3%
628
18,598
19,226
February 2026
3.7%
700
18,460
19,160
January 2026
3.3%
642
18,621
19,263
December 2025
2.5%
478
18,995
19,473
November 2025
2.8%
547
18,934
19,481
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.2%
624
18,728
19,352
August 2025
3.2%
618
18,691
19,309
July 2025
3.3%
639
18,750
19,389
June 2025
3.3%
645
18,750
19,395
May 2025
2.8%
539
18,668
19,207
April 2025
2.7%
521
18,865
19,386
March 2025
3.4%
649
18,672
19,321
February 2025
3.7%
720
18,488
19,208
January 2025
3.8%
738
18,588
19,326
December 2024
3.2%
621
18,758
19,379
November 2024
3.2%
610
18,710
19,320
October 2024
3.4%
664
18,740
19,404
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.2%
611
18,739
19,350
2024
3.3%
638
18,524
19,162
2023
2.8%
522
18,256
18,778
2022
2.8%
528
18,049
18,577
2021
3.5%
655
17,838
18,493
2020
6.0%
1,110
17,444
18,554
2019
3.7%
688
17,828
18,516
2018
4.7%
847
17,299
18,146
2017
5.1%
922
17,060
17,982
2016
6.4%
1,151
16,792
17,943
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Alabama's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.5% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Dale County
644.9 per 100,0002023. Alabama: 417.2.
2,612.0 per 100,0002023. Alabama: 1,866.9.
18murders2023, 771 violent crimes in all.
2023 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2023
771
644.9
3,123
2,612.0
2022
917
768.5
2,949
2,471.5
By police agency (9)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Dothan Police Department
2025
584
1,810
71,787
Dale County Sheriff's Office
2025
27
67
21,286
Ozark Police Department
2025
55
341
14,377
Daleville Police Department
2025
22
94
5,026
Midland City Police Department
2025
6
28
2,317
Level Plains Police Department
2025
16
30
1,845
Newton Police Department
2021
3
31
1,446
Clayhatchee Police Department
2021
1
2
579
Napier Field Police Department
2022
2
5
410
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Alabama · the U.S.
Police staffing
2.44 per 1,000 residents2024, 10 agencies serving 119,369 people.
291sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.
126civilian staff2024, full-time.
2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (10), 2024
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Dothan Police Department
186
77
71,318
Dale County Sheriff's Office
36
32
21,450
Ozark Police Department
30
10
14,350
Daleville Police Department
14
5
4,949
Midland City Police Department
8
1
2,310
Newton Police Department
6
1
1,659
Level Plains Police Department
5
0
1,837
Napier Field Police Department
3
0
417
Clayhatchee Police Department
2
0
484
Pinckard Police Department
1
0
595
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2024
291
2.44
126
10
2023
274
2.30
115
10
2022
268
2.26
113
10
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Dale County Circuit Clerk?
Delores P Woodham is the Circuit Clerk of Dale County, Alabama.
Who is the Dale County Coroner?
John Lee Cawley is the Coroner of Dale County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Dale County Judge of Probate?
Sharon A. Michalic is the Judge of Probate of Dale County, Alabama.
Who is the Dale County Sheriff?
Mason Bynum is the Sheriff of Dale County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is on the Dale County School Board?
Jerald Cook (Board of Education Member, District 1); Shannon Deloney (Board of Education Member, District 2); Dale Sutton (Board of Education Member, District 3); Phillip Parker (Board of Education Member, District 4); Priscilla McKnight (Board of Education Member, District 5); Ben Baker (Superintendent of Education).
What is the population of Dale County?
About 49,599 people, with a median age of 37.7; the median household income is $54,963 and 18.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Dale County?
4.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 769 people unemployed in a labor force of 19,070, against 3.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Dale County?
21 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 10 municipal, 3 school district and 7 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from the Alabama Secretary of State's County Official Lookup, and for the county commission, other county officers and the county board of education, the county's or the county school system's own website (matched to the seat each person won in the SOS's results of its last general election); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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