The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Vale has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Vale a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Vale is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Vale, the average commute to work is 32.36 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Vale rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.16% of adults 25 and older in Vale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Vale in 2022 was $26,878, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,512 for a family of four. However, Vale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Vale is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Vale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Vale include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Vale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
