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Population (year 2000): 1,976. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,926 (-2.5% change)
Males: 986 (49.9%), Females: 990 (50.1%)
Malheur County
Zip code:
97918
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $27,065 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,600 (year 2000)
Races in Vale:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.9%)
- Hispanic (24.8%)
- Other race (12.0%)
- Two or more races (3.1%)
- American Indian (2.5%)
- Japanese (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (14.6%), English (12.9%),
Irish (9.7%), United States (5.4%), Dutch (2.5%), Scotch-Irish
(2.2%).
Elevation: 2400 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Vale
- High school or higher: 67.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Vale city
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 62.6%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 10.3%
10.6% Foreign born (10.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +455 (+29.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Vale:
- HOLY ROSARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; ONTARIO,
OR)
- WEISER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; WEISER,
ID)
- WEST VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 46 miles;
CALDWELL, ID)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Vale:
- BOISE AIR TERMINAL/GOWEN FLD (about 77 miles; BOISE,
ID; ID: BOI)
- EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 161
miles; PENDLETON, OR; ID: PDT)
- WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 162 miles; WALLA WALLA,
WA; ID: ALW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vale:
- MILLER MEMORIAL AIRPARK (about 3 miles; VALE, OR;
ID: S49)
- ONTARIO MUNI (about 18 miles; ONTARIO, OR; ID: ONO)
- PAYETTE MUNI (about 25 miles; PAYETTE, ID; ID: S75)
Amtrak station:
VALE (FLETCHER CHEVRON STA., HWY 20) - Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Vale:
- BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; BOISE, ID;
Full-time enrollment: 12,033)
- EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles; LA
GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 163 miles;
WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
- LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 167 miles;
LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 199 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 200 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT
enrollment: 9,823)
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 203 miles; PASCO, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,529)
Public high school in Vale:
- VALE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 310; Location:
505 VIKING DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Vale:
- VALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 399;
Location: 403 E ST W; Grades: KG - 06)
- VALE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 139; Location:
403 E ST W; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WILLOWCREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 101;
Location: 2300 9TH AVE W; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Vale:
- TIMBERLINE SCHOOL (Students: 23; Location:
2582 10TH AVE W; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Vale:
- EMMA HUMPHREY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$28,485; Location: 150 A STREET EAST; 13,663 books; 19
serial subscriptions)
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