Vale, OR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4176600, place: Vale city, Oregon)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,483 (100%)
In labor force: 859 (57.92%)
--Civilian labor force: 859 (57.92%)
----Employed: 809 (54.55%)
----Unemployed: 50 (3.37%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 624 (42.08%)
Females 16 years and over: 737 (49.7%)
In labor force: 426 (28.73%)
--Civilian labor force: 426 (28.73%)
----Employed: 400 (26.97%)
Own children under 6 years: 182 (12.27%)
All parents in family in labor force: 112 (7.55%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 798 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 546 (68.42%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 141 (17.67%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.25%)
Walked: 68 (8.52%)
Other means: 13 (1.63%)
Worked at home: 28 (3.51%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 809 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 197 (24.35%)
Service occupations: 172 (21.26%)
Sales and office occupations: 134 (16.56%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 100 (12.36%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 67 (8.28%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 139 (17.18%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 126 (15.57%)
Construction: 32 (3.96%)
Manufacturing: 73 (9.02%)
Wholesale trade.: 43 (5.32%)
Retail trade: 91 (11.25%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 42 (5.19%)
Information: 6 (0.74%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 39 (4.82%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 26 (3.21%)
Educational, health and social services: 194 (23.98%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 33 (4.08%)
Other services (except public administration): 28 (3.46%)
Public administration: 76 (9.39%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 534 (66.01%)
Government workers: 223 (27.56%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 52 (6.43%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 704 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 90 (12.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 80 (11.36%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 163 (23.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 95 (13.49%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 112 (15.91%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 117 (16.62%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 38 (5.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (0.99%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.28%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $27,065

With earnings: 544 (77.27%)
--Mean earnings: $34,120
With Social Security income: 209 (29.69%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,905
With Supplemental Security Income: 37 (5.26%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,373
With public assistance income: 44 (6.25%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,448
With retirement income: 107 (15.2%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,354

Families: 513 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 47 (9.16%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 52 (10.14%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 92 (17.93%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 78 (15.2%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 105 (20.47%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 95 (18.52%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 35 (6.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (1.36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.39%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $33,355

Per capita income: $11,943

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,176
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,500

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 80 (15.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 66 (12.87%)
----With related children under 5 years: 38 (7.41%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 27 (5.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 27 (5.26%)
----With related children under 5 years: 20 (3.9%)
Individuals: 376 (73.29%)
--18 years and over: 209 (40.74%)
----65 years and over: 30 (5.85%)
--Related children under 18 years: 165 (32.16%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 112 (21.83%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 70 (13.65%)

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