Vale, Oregon: commercial real estate data.
Vale is a Census city of 2,348 people across 1.17 square miles of land, in Malheur County. Median household income is $50,313, 63.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $115,800 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Vale
What Vale is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.17 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,004
- County holding the largest share of its areaMalheur County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vale
How many people live in Vale
- Population2,348
- Median age37.5
- Population under 18670 plus or minus 163
- Share under 1828.5 percent
- Population 65 and over427 plus or minus 102
- Share 65 and over18.2 percent
- Households844
- Family households517
- Share of households that are families61.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vale
Income and work in Vale
- Median household income$50,313 plus or minus $10,244
- Per capita income$22,767
- Civilian labor force982
- Employed935
- Unemployed47 plus or minus 31
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over1,453
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.9 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.2 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vale
Housing in Vale
- Housing units927
- Occupied units844
- Vacant units83 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate9.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied536
- Renter occupied308 plus or minus 100
- Ownership rate63.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$173,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$820
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units543
- Share single family58.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more226 plus or minus 85
- Share in buildings of two or more24.4 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Mobile homes153 plus or minus 54
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vale
How Vale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute888 plus or minus 186
- Commuting under 15 minutes478 plus or minus 116
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more223 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Drove alone81.3 percent
- Carpooled3.9 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked9.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Worked from home3.0 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vale
SBA loans in Vale (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$115,800
- Average approval$38,600
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$55,300
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval0.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Vale, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Vale
SBA loans in Vale (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,266,000
- Average approval$633,000
- Median approval$633,000
- Largest approval$719,000
- Jobs supported122
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Vale, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Vale
Flood risk in Vale
- NFIP communityCity of Vale
- NFIP community number410153
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/04/87
The City of Vale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 410153 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Malheur County, not Vale
Malheur County context, not Vale figures
- Establishments in Malheur County718
- Covered employment, Malheur County13,488
- Average annual pay, Malheur County$48,708
- Housing units permitted, Malheur County45
Every figure in this section is published for Malheur County as a whole and is not a measurement of Vale.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Vale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Vale, Oregon?
2,348, in 844 households. Vale city covers 1.17 square miles of land, which is 2,004 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Vale in?
Malheur County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Vale?
$50,313. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $173,300. Median gross rent is $820 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Vale businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $115,800 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Vale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Vale borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Vale. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Vale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Vale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Vale, city of, community 410153, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Vale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Malheur County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Vale.
Is zoning published for Vale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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