COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vale vs Box Elder
PLACE A
Vale, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Box Elder, South Dakota
Vale is 85% smaller than Box Elder. Box Elder earns more, with a median household income $22,695 higher. Box Elder has grown faster since 2000 (51% vs 1%).
VALEBOX ELDERDIFFERENCE
Total population2,05513,936−85% vs Box Elder
Population density1,767945+822
Population growth1.1%50.6%−49.5 pts
Median age37.528.8+8.7
Male49.2%49.4%−0.3 pts
Female50.8%50.6%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born3.1%1.6%+1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.9%71.1%+5.8 pts
Black0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.1%8.2%+9.9 pts
Asian0.9%1.1%−0.3 pts
Other4.1%16.7%−12.7 pts
Median household income$50,313$73,008−$22,695
Per capita income$22,767$33,308−$10,541
Poverty rate16.4%7.5%+8.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4070.382+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%28.0%−14.1 pts
Graduate degree3.2%8.0%−4.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%4.9%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation53.5%78.1%−24.6 pts
Median home value$173,300$302,100−$128,800
Median gross rent$820$1,491−$671
Owner-occupied63.5%48.2%+15.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%9.1%−0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households43.2%40.5%+2.7 pts
Average commute18.220.1−1.9
Worked from home3.0%6.9%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured8.0%10.0%−2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025