COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vale vs Payette
PLACE A
Vale, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Payette, Idaho
Vale is 77% smaller than Payette. Payette earns more, with a median household income $4,895 higher. Payette has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 1%).
VALEPAYETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,0558,813−77% vs Payette
Population density1,7672,154−387
Population growth1.1%9.3%−8.3 pts
Median age37.536.5+1.0
Male49.2%47.1%+2.1 pts
Female50.8%52.9%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born3.1%7.5%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.9%65.8%+11.1 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.1%26.1%−7.9 pts
Asian0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other4.1%8.0%−3.9 pts
Median household income$50,313$55,208−$4,895
Per capita income$22,767$26,782−$4,015
Poverty rate16.4%13.9%+2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4070.346+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%11.9%+2.0 pts
Graduate degree3.2%4.1%−0.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%5.2%−0.4 pts
Labor force participation53.5%57.1%−3.6 pts
Median home value$173,300$276,500−$103,200
Median gross rent$820$837−$17
Owner-occupied63.5%59.2%+4.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%1.0%+7.9 pts
Rent-burdened households43.2%31.4%+11.8 pts
Average commute18.222.3−4.2
Worked from home3.0%1.8%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.0%6.5%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025