| Official Name: | Vale, South Dakota |
| Settlement Type: | census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | South Dakota#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Vale |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Vale in South Dakota |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Dakota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Butte |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.86 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.86 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.49 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.49 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 130 |
| Population Density Km2: | 33.71 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 87.31 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2772 |
| Coordinates: | 44.6208°N -103.3986°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 57788 |
| Area Code: | 605 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 46-65940[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2628852 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Vale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Butte County, South Dakota, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population was 130.[4] Vale has been assigned the ZIP code of 57788. The public school located in Vale, whose mascot was The Beet Diggers, closed in 1982.
Vale was so-named because the town site is located in a valley.[5]
The Full Throttle Saloon, a large bar and entertainment site described as the world's largest biker bar[6] and previously the subject of the reality television series Full Throttle Saloon, was rebuilt, moving from nearby Sturgis to 600 acres in Vale near Bear Butte.[7]
The 2022 U.S. Decennial Census reported a total population of 130. Vale's median age was 58.7 years, much higher than the state's 38.5 median; and 48.4% are over the age of 65. 122 of Vale's residents reported only white ethnicity; 2 reported Native American, 2 reported Asian, 3 reported Hispanic/Latino heritage, and 4 reported they were multiracial. The largest heritage group was Norwegian, with 23.7% of residents reporting Norwegian ancestry.
Vale has a poverty rate much higher than the state average. The median household income was $20,139, and the overall poverty rate was 26.9%, as opposed to the state's overall 12.5%. Only 11.1% of residents had completed a bachelor's degree or higher, in contrast to 31.6% of all South Dakotans. Most working residents are employed in education or social services, but the second-highest employment category is in agriculture.