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97918

Vale, OR · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
4,567
Median household income
$63,342
People below poverty
10.8%
Median home value
$298,100

Income

The median income of households in 97918 was $63,342. An estimated 4.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 97918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.2
$10,000 to $14,999 5.3
$15,000 to $24,999 10
$25,000 to $34,999 7.3
$35,000 to $49,999 11.7
$50,000 to $74,999 19.2
$75,000 to $99,999 13.7
$100,000 to $149,999 19.8
$150,000 to $199,999 4.7
$200,000 or more 4.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 97918 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59474
Female 44464

An estimated 72% of households received earnings. An estimated 39.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,992. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 97918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72
Social Security 39.9
Retirement income 20.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.1
Cash public assistance income 2.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 20.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 97918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 20.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.1

In 2020-2024, 20.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 34% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 22.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 97918 in 2020-2024, 93.8% had health insurance coverage and 6.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65.7% and public coverage was 39.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.9%.


In 2020-2024, 97918 had a total population of 4,567 - 2,318 (50.8%) females and 2,249 (49.2%) males. The median age was 38.3 years. An estimated 29.2% of the population was under 18 years, 23.9% was 19 to 44 years, 23.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 97918 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 88 103
5 to 9 228 321
10 to 14 131 190
15 to 19 173 194
20 to 24 115 42
25 to 29 174 71
30 to 34 85 128
35 to 39 175 144
40 to 44 75 84
45 to 49 196 158
50 to 54 102 131
55 to 59 86 125
60 to 64 185 108
65 to 69 197 155
70 to 74 70 98
75 to 79 104 149
80 to 84 31 30
85 and over 34 87

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 85.1% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 11.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 14.9% of the people in 97918 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 82.4% of the people in 97918 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,655 households in 97918. The average household size was 2.71 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.1% of the households in 97918 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24% of all households, while 19% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.3% of all households.

In 97918, 28.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 38.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 97918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.1
Cohabiting Couples 2.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 56.4% of males and 57.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27.5 20.2
Now married, except separated 56.4 57.1
Separated 2.9 1.5
Widowed 2.5 9.4
Divorced 10.7 11.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 97918, 26 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 30.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.4% of the people living in 97918 were U.S. natives. 45% of the 97918 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.6% of 97918 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 54.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 61.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 97918 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 97918.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 97918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 79.9
Asia 4.8
Europe 6.7
Africa 0
Northern America 8.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 97918 in 2020-2024, 11.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 10.7% of people at least five years old; 3.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 97918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 10.7
Other Indo-European languages 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 97918 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 97918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.5
Different house, same county 2.8
Different county, same state 0.2
Different state 3.5
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 97918 was 1,338 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 46 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,098. College or graduate school enrollment was 194.

Educational Attainment of People in 97918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.1
High school diploma or equivalency 27.3
Some college, no degree 27.5
Associate's degree 11.5
Bachelor's degree 16.2
Graduate or professional degree 4.4

Disability

In 97918, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 10.1% of people under 18 years old, to 9.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 97918, 55.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 66.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 26.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,273 66.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 506 26.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 147 7.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 97918 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 97918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 15.1
Construction 3.3
Manufacturing 4.7
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 14.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 13.2
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.8
Other Services, except public administration 2.2
Public administration 14.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 97918 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 601 31.2
Service occupations 335 17.4
Sales and office occupations 336 17.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 265 13.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 389 20.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.6% of 97918 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 97918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 4.9
Other means 1.7
Worked from home 4.7

In 2020-2024, 97918 had a total of 1,871 housing units. Of these housing units, 69.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 12.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 18% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 97918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 69.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 12.2
Mobile homes 18
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

7.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 12.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 97918 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 65% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 97918 had 1,655 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 216 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 70.2% while renters occupied 29.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.86 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.36.

3.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.9% and another 42.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 97918:

House Heating Fuel Used in 97918 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 28.4
Electricity 52.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3
All other fuels 14.7
No fuel used 1.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 97918 was $298,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53.4 % had a mortgage. 46.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,535 and for owners without a mortgage it was $403.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 97918 was $830. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.