Vernon vs Wendover

A side-by-side comparison of Vernon and Wendover: population, income, housing, and more.

Vernon and Wendover are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wendover has the higher population (1,264 vs 324 in Vernon). Vernon has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $45,938 in Wendover). Vernon has the higher median home value ($315,500 vs $166,700 in Wendover).

Population, income & housing

	Vernon	Wendover
Population	324	1,264
Median age	43.3 yrs	28.6 yrs
Median household income	$76,250	$45,938
Median home value	$315,500	$166,700
Median gross rent	$917	$688
Housing units	137	547
Homeownership rate	90.7%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Vernon	Wendover
Population	329 → 324 (-1.5%)	1,037 → 1,264 (+21.9%)
Median household income	$61,979 → $76,250 (+23.0%)	$33,750 → $45,938 (+36.1%)
Median home value	$161,000 → $315,500 (+96.0%)	$53,300 → $166,700 (+212.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,125 → $917 (-18.5%)	$594 → $688 (+15.8%)

Vernon

Population

329324

Median household income

$61,979$76,250

Median home value

$161,000$315,500

Median gross rent

$1,125$917

Wendover

Population

1,0371,264

Median household income

$33,750$45,938

Median home value

$53,300$166,700

Median gross rent

$594$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Vernon	Wendover
Under 5	4.0%	8.4%
5 to 17	25.0%	21.8%
18 to 24	11.4%	12.6%
25 to 34	5.9%	19.2%
35 to 44	5.2%	12.0%
45 to 54	23.5%	14.3%
55 to 64	7.1%	7.0%
65 to 74	11.4%	3.3%
75 and over	6.5%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Vernon	Wendover
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	33.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	66.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Vernon	Wendover
No high school diploma	1.0%	34.4%
High school graduate	28.5%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	50.3%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Vernon	Wendover
Drove alone	44.6%	63.4%
Carpooled	47.7%	15.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	15.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Vernon	Wendover
1-unit, detached	89.8%	17.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	24.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.6%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	27.2%

Poverty & households

	Vernon	Wendover
Poverty rate	14.5%	22.2%
Average household size	3.03	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	52	8
Median year structure built	1977	1978