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Vale, Oregon Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 1,976. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,926 (-2.5% change)
Males: 986 (49.9%), Females: 990 (50.1%)

Malheur County

Zip code: 97918

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $27,065
Median house value: $71,600

Population by Race

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

Population by Education

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

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

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Vale:

  • BOISE AIR TERMINAL/GOWEN FLD (about 77 miles; BOISE, ID; Abbreviation: BOI)
  • EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 161 miles; PENDLETON, OR; Abbreviation: PDT)
  • WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 162 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; Abbreviation: ALW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Vale:

  • MILLER MEMORIAL AIRPARK (about 3 miles; VALE, OR; Abbreviation: S49)
  • ONTARIO MUNI (about 18 miles; ONTARIO, OR; Abbreviation: ONO)
  • PAYETTE MUNI (about 25 miles; PAYETTE, ID; Abbreviation: S75)

Amtrak station:
VALE (FLETCHER CHEVRON STA., HWY 20) – Bus Station

Colleges and Universities

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; Full-time enrollment: 2,192)
  • WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 163 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,812)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 167 miles; LEWISTON, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,213)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 199 miles; PULLMAN, WA; Full-time enrollment: 18,110)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 200 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 203 miles; PASCO, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)

Schools

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)

Libraries

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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