Vale, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Vale	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$34,825	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$32,954	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	28.9%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Vale is 22% lower than the national average
The median household income in Vale is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Vale is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Vale is 92% higher than the national average

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City

$51,937 $77,914 $155,828

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Vale median earnings by income bracket

Vale employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	34.1%	34.1%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.3%	7.3%
Education, health & social services	17.1%	17.1%
Other	41.5%	41.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Newell, SD	803	$77,953	4.2%
Whitewood, SD	1,014	$67,871	16.6%
Sturgis, SD	7,137	$65,476	19.5%
Nisland, SD	216	$38,814	52.3%
Buffalo Chip, SD	0	$0	100.0%
Vale, SD	116	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Guinda, CA	116	$0	100.0%
Mulat, FL	116	$0	100.0%
Goodell, IA	116	$80,735	0.7%
Truesdale, IA	116	$59,672	26.6%
Jordan Hill, LA	116	$71,550	12.0%
Vale, SD	116	$0	100.0%

Source: The Vale, SD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.