About Vale

Vale is a very small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 2,006 people and just one neighborhood, Vale is the 130th largest community in Oregon.

When you are in Vale, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.8% of Vale's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Vale is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Vale who work in office and administrative support jobs (9.64%), teaching (8.90%), and sales jobs (6.92%).

In addition, many people in Vale have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

Vale Information and Demographics

In Vale, just 11.88% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Vale in 2000 was $11,943, which is low income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $47,772 for a family of four.

Vale is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Vale home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Vale is White, followed by African-American. Vale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.98% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Vale include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Vale is English. Some people also speak Spanish.