Vale, Oregon

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Population in July 2008: 1,883. Population change since 2000: -4.7%

Males: 939	(49.9%)
Females: 944	(50.1%)

Median resident age:	32.3 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Zip codes: 97918.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,115 (it was $27,065 in 2000)

Vale:	$34,115
Oregon:	$48,730

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,725

Vale:	$14,725
Oregon:	$25,501

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $123,405 (it was $67,300 in 2000)

Vale:	$123,405
Oregon:	$257,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $121,567; Detached houses: $133,916; Townhouses or other attached units: $160,333; In 2-unit structures: $108,242; Mobile homes: $44,545

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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)

2008 cost of living index in Vale: 83.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (14.6%), English (12.9%), Irish (9.7%), United States (5.4%), Dutch (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1889

Elevation: 2400 feet

Land area: 1.08 square miles.

Population density: 1739 people per square mile

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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%

209 residents are foreign born (10.4% Latin America).

This city:	10.6%
Oregon:	8.5%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Vale, Oregon in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Vale to the number of sex offenders is 1883 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Vale:	1.3% ($853)
Oregon:	1.2% ($1,687)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nampa, ID (44.1 miles , pop. 51,867).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (281.8 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (687.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: West Vale, OR (2.5 miles ), Malheur Junction, OR (3.2 miles ), Owyhee, OR (3.7 miles ), Ontario, OR (3.7 miles ), Nyssa, OR (3.8 miles ), Fruitland, ID (4.0 miles ), Payette, ID (4.1 miles ), Dead Ox Flat, OR (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 43.98 N, Longitude: 117.24 W

Area code: 541

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Population change in the 1990s: +455 (+29.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
Educational services (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Construction (7%)
Food (5%)
Wood products (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Educational services (13%)
Social assistance (11%)
Public administration (11%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

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Average climate in Vale, Oregon

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Vale-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oregon state average. It is 53% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/27/1994 at 03:35:53, a magnitude 4.0 (3.6 ML, 4.0 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 58.8 miles away from Vale center
On 10/4/2002 at 00:56:04, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.9 miles away from the city center
On 9/29/2005 at 13:50:15, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/28/2005 at 05:27:32, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.2 miles away from Vale center
On 9/28/2005 at 23:20:45, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, 3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/2005 at 01:10:01, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.3 miles away from Vale center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Vale:

HOLY ROSARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; ONTARIO, OR)
WEISER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; WEISER, ID)
WEST VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 36 miles; CALDWELL, ID)

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Airports located in Vale:

Miller Memorial Airpark Airport (Runways: 2, Itinerant Ops: 1,750, Local Ops: 250)

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

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vale:

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; BOISE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 12,033)
EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 145 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 167 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 170 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; FT enrollment: 3,433)
COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 187 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)
CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 199 miles; BEND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,274)

Public high school in Vale:

Vale High School (Students: 295; Location: 505 Viking Dr; Grades: 9 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Vale:

Vale Elementary School (Students: 419; Location: 403 E St W; Grades: K - 6)
Vale Middle School (Students: 112; Location: 403 E St W; Grades: 7 - 8)
Willowcreek Elementary School (Students: 75; Location: 2300 9th Ave W; Grades: K - 8)

Private elementary/middle school in Vale:

TIMBERLINE SCHOOL (Students: 23; Location: 2582 10TH AVE W; Grades: 1 - 8)

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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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Creek: Willow Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Vale include: Cottonwood City Park (1), Wadleigh City Park (2), Lewin City Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Vale Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Stone House Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 255 Main Street South).

Hotels: G & C Rigs Golden Wheel (350 A Street East), Sears & Roebuck Home Bed & Breakfast (484 10th Street), Sears & Roebuck Bed & Breakfast (484 10th Street), Bates Motel (1101 A Street West).

Courts: Oregon State - Circuit Court Records- Circuit Court- Trial Court Administrator- Circuit Ju (251 B Street West Lbby), Oregon State - Circuit Court Records- Jury Manager (251 B Street West Lbby), Oregon State - Circuit Court Records- Telelphone Inquiries (251 B Street West Lbby), Malheur County - County Court (251 B Street West Lbby), Oregon State - Circuit Court Records- Jury Recorder (251 B Street West Lbby).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Vale and their reported violations in the past:

WILLOW CREEK STORE/CAFE (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

12 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

5 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.8 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	74.2%
Whole state:	65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	20.0%
Whole state:	11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	7.2%
Whole state:	5.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Vale, OR

88 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
29 people in nursing homes

Vale compared to Oregon state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Vale (2009 data):

Sterling Savings Bank: Vale Branch at 150 Longfellow North, branch established on 1999-03-01. Info updated 2008-12-29: Bank assets: $12,264.4 mil, Deposits: $8,016.1 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 177 total offices, Holding Company: Sterling Financial Corporation
U.S. Bank National Association: Vale Branch at 264 A Street West, branch established on 1947-06-02. Info updated 2008-11-25: Bank assets: $261,775.6 mil, Deposits: $171,980.0 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2849 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Vale mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Malheur County Oregon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (52%) Utility gas (36%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Wood (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Vale

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of the Nazarene	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	44.2%	22.1%	5.0%	4.1%	3.3%
Congregations	12.1%	17.2%	6.9%	8.6%	5.2%

Name	Assemblies of God	Charismatic Churches Independent	Lutheran Church	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	2.6%	2.4%	2.1%	2.0%	12.2%
Congregations	8.6%	1.7%	1.7%	5.2%	32.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$307
Other Government Administration	2	$6,924	$41,544	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$117
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$236
Correction	0	$0		16	$1,497
Streets and Highways	1	$2,746	$32,952	0	$0
Welfare	0	$0		15	$1,653
Health	1	$2,438	$29,256	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	1	$2,244	$26,928	0	$0
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$322
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$322
Water Supply	1	$2,958	$35,496	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$163
Totals for Government	6	$17,310	$34,620	37	$4,617

Vale government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $271,000
All Other: $175,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $160,000
Parks & Recreation: $55,000

Water Utilities: $16,000

Police Protection: $8,000

Fire Protection: $4,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $219,000
Financial Administration: $183,000

Solid Waste Management: $154,000

Fire Protection: $97,000

Regular Highways: $93,000

Water Utilities: $89,000

Parks & Recreation: $66,000

Sewerage: $55,000

Libraries: $26,000
General - Interest on Debt: $90,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $741,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,507,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $399,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,461,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,140,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $46,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $82,000
Interest Earnings: $69,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,852,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $388,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $97,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $82,000
Tax - Property: $297,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $600,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $46,000

7.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,522 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.59%
Oregon average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Payette County, ID	1.34% ($27,584 average AGI)
from Ada County, ID	0.73% ($36,984)
from Canyon County, ID	0.73% ($24,984)

8.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,465 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.83%
Oregon average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Payette County, ID	1.64% ($40,350 average AGI)
to Canyon County, ID	1.31% ($31,170)
to Ada County, ID	0.83% ($29,254)

Strongest AM radio stations in Vale:

KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KSRV (1380 AM; 5 kW; ONTARIO, OR; Owner: HBG-RADIO ONTARIO LLC)
KBSU (730 AM; 15 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
KBGN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: NELSON M. AND KAREN E. WILSON)
KIDO (580 AM; 5 kW; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KGEM (1140 AM; 10 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KFXD (630 AM; 5 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KIOV (1450 AM; 1 kW; PAYETTE, ID; Owner: ASSOCIATES COMMUNICATIONS OF IDAHO,)
KKIC (950 AM; 4 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: WESTERN PACIFIC, INC)
KTIK (1350 AM; 5 kW; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)

Strongest FM radio stations in Vale:

K298AC (107.5 FM; ONTARIO, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
KWEI-FM (99.5 FM; FRUITLAND, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
KJHY (101.9 FM; EMMETT, ID; Owner: CAPITAL WEST INC)
KIZN (92.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KKGL (96.9 FM; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KQFC (97.9 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KZMG (93.1 FM; NEW PLYMOUTH, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBSU-FM (90.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
KBSX (91.5 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
KCIX (105.9 FM; GARDEN CITY, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRVB (94.9 FM; NAMPA, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KXLT-FM (107.9 FM; EAGLE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KJOT (105.1 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KTHI (107.1 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KBXL (94.1 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: KSPD, INC.)
KTSY (89.5 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: GEM STATE ADVENTIST ACADEMY)
KSAS-FM (103.3 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KLTB (104.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KARO (98.7 FM; NYSSA, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Vale:

K11MK (Channel 11; VALE, OR; Owner: CITY OF VALE)
K13NC (Channel 13; VALE, OR; Owner: CITY OF VALE)
KMBA-LP (Channel 19; ONTARIO, OR; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 31 meters (102ft)
Total average daily traffic: 7,475
Total average daily truck traffic: 767
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 9,356

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Vale)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Vale, OR)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4

VALE, Near N End Atop Of Reinhart Buttes Approx .8 Mi E, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 24.1 m, Call Sign: WPNG894, Licensee ID: L00127162
Assigned Frequencies : 10618.1 MHz
Grant Date: 01/23/2008, Expiration Date: 02/14/2018, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Oregon Rsa #2, Inc.
Vale, Lat: 44.098806 Lon: -117.191000, Call Sign: WPYA933
Assigned Frequencies : 956.443 MHz, 956.443 MHz
Grant Date: 07/14/2003, Expiration Date: 07/14/2013, Certifier: Christopher P Bennis
Registrant: Itron, Inc., 2818 N. Sullivan Rd., Spokane, WA 99216, Phone: (509) 891-3636, Fax: (509) 891-3334, Email:
RHINEHART BU, Near The North End Atop Reinhart Buttes Approx. 0.8 Mi E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 24.1 m, Call Sign: WQJJ335, Licensee ID: L01423966
Assigned Frequencies : 19380.0 MHz
Grant Date: 09/29/2008, Expiration Date: 09/29/2018, Certifier: Jordan Mcdonald
Registrant: Wtechlink, 17 Sw Frazer Ste 300, Pendleton, OR 97801, Phone: (541) 310-9329, Fax: (541) 276-1355, Email:
STATION, Vale Butte 1 Mi Se Of, Overall height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: WAL530
Assigned Frequencies : 959.150 MHz
Grant Date: 03/12/2002, Expiration Date: 06/05/2012, Cancelation Date: 01/20/2009
Registrant: Oregon Department Of Transportaion, 455 Airport Rd Se, Bldg C, Salem, OR 97301-5375, Phone: (503) 986-2897, Fax: (503) 986-2899

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: N6GRU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00203717
Grant Date: 11/29/2006, Expiration Date: 01/17/2017
Registrant: Ray H Hamilton, 2195 Graham Blvd, Vale, OR 97918

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 16 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Vale)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 4

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