PlainZIP

Vale, OR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Vale, OR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,537. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet VALE-OR · Vale, OR 1 ZIPs · 4,537 pop · #16194/25278 · Malheur County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $63,342
  • RANK-LOWER #16194/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Nyssa
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,537
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $298,100

Nearest income peer: Nyssa, OR ( $7,421 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Vale

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Vale on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Vale, OR sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,537
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,342
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,342 and poverty 10.8% concentrate in 97918.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Vale as a pure owner town.

Within Oregon, Roseburg is the closest lower-income city and La Grande the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Vale.

Population concentration

Vale reads through its lone ZIP, 97918

4,537 ACS residents, one ZIP: 97918 is not the leading code inside Vale, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Vale's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 87 establishments, 534 employees , annual payroll $23,867k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 97918 (87 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (13) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Vale, OR

These ZIP codes sit in Malheur County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Vale. See the Malheur County roll-up →

Vale sits in the upper half of Malheur County on income: Ontario, Nyssa and Adrian report less, while Jordan Valley and Brogan report more. Brogan marks the far end of that range at $117,778, 86% above Vale.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
97918 4,537 $63,342 87 4
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Vale roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Vale, .