Vale, SD

Census Place

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2024 Population
73
US Senator
John Thune
Republican Party
US Senator
Mike Rounds
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
68.5
6.8% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
6.85%
38.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$40,455
71% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$50,400
14.4% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
16
45.5% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Vale, SD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86.3% of the residents in Vale, SD are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Vale, SD was $50,400, and the homeownership rate was 87.5%.

Most people in Vale, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 9.69 minutes. The average car ownership in Vale, SD was 2 cars per household.

United StatesSouth DakotaButte County, SDWest South Dakota--Rapid City PUMA, SD

Population & Diversity

Vale, SD is home to a population of 73 people, from which 86.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 13.7% of Vale, SD residents were born outside of the country (10 people).

In 2024, there were 12.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (64 people) in Vale, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 4 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.3%
2024 Citizenship
84.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86.3% of Vale, SD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Vale, SD was 84.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Vale, SD
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    64 ± 47
  2. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    5 ± 8
  3. Other (Non-Hispanic)
    4 ± 7

In 2024, there were 12.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (64 people) in Vale, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 4 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Vale, SD as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for South Dakota.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,626 ± 1,475 people
  2. Guatemala
    2,932 ± 1,327 people
  3. Ethiopia
    2,627 ± 1,257 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Dakota was Mexico, the natal country of 3,626 South Dakota residents, followed by Guatemala with 2,932 and Ethiopia with 2,627.

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Foreign-Born Population

13.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
10 people
15.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
14 people

As of 2024, 13.7% of Vale, SD residents (10 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Vale, SD was 15.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Economy

Employment

Occupations

16
2024 Value
± 70
45.5%
1 Year growth
± 527%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Vale, SD grew at a rate of 45.5%, from 11 employees to 16 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Vale, SD, are Transportation Occupations (6 people), Architecture & Engineering Occupations (5 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (5 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Vale, SD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

16
2024 Value
± 70
45.5%
1 Year growth
± 527%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Vale, SD grew at a rate of 45.5%, from 11 employees to 16 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Vale, SD, are Construction (11 people) and Manufacturing (5 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Vale, SD, though some of these residents may live in Vale, SD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.
Y-Axis
2.37%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 450k people employed in South Dakota. This represents a 2.37% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.96%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Dakota.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Vale, SD was $50,400 in 2024, which is 0.151 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $58,900 to $50,400, a 14.4% decrease. The homeownership rate in Vale, SD is 87.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Vale, SD have an average commute time of 9.69 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Vale, SD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$50,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,811
$35
Median Property Taxes
±$42

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Vale, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Vale, SD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$40,455
Median Household Income
± $29,895
40
Number of Households
± 45

In 2024, the median household income of the 40 households in Vale, SD grew to $40,455 from the previous year's value of $23,661.

The following chart displays the households in Vale, SD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $15k - $20k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Vale, SD is from South Dakota.
0.443
2023 Wage GINI in South Dakota
0.438
2022 Wage GINI in South Dakota

In 2023, the income inequality in South Dakota was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.14% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for South Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Dakota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Dakota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68.8%)
  2. Carpooled (31.3%)

In 2024, 68.8% of workers in Vale, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (31.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

9.69 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Vale, SD have a shorter commute time (9.69 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Vale, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Vale, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Vale, SD have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.85% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Vale, SD (5 out of 73 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Males 15.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Vale, SD is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.2% of the population of Vale, SD has health coverage, with 0% on employee plans, 13.7% on Medicaid, 58.9% on Medicare, 20.5% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Dakota see 1,252 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,252 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1561 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 409 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.8% were men and 56.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 0% under 18 years, 0% between 18 and 34 years, 32.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 67.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.8% were men and 56.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

6.85%
Uninsured
0%
Employer Coverage
13.7%
Medicaid
58.9%
Medicare
20.5%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Vale, SD declined by 38.4% from 11.1% to 6.85%.

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