Ballard vs Vernal

A side-by-side comparison of Ballard and Vernal: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Vernal has the higher population (10,254 vs 1,648 in Ballard). Ballard has the higher median household income ($81,250 vs $59,178 in Vernal). Ballard has the higher median home value ($241,100 vs $234,200 in Vernal).

Population, income & housing

	Ballard	Vernal
Population	1,648	10,254
Median age	33.6 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$81,250	$59,178
Median home value	$241,100	$234,200
Median gross rent	$1,233	$900
Housing units	491	4,156
Homeownership rate	86.5%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ballard	Vernal
Population	1,053 → 1,648 (+56.5%)	10,574 → 10,254 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$64,500 → $81,250 (+26.0%)	$48,325 → $59,178 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$163,700 → $241,100 (+47.3%)	$166,400 → $234,200 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,109 → $1,233 (+11.2%)	$732 → $900 (+23.0%)

Ballard

Population

1,0531,648

Median household income

$64,500$81,250

Median home value

$163,700$241,100

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,233

Vernal

Population

10,57410,254

Median household income

$48,325$59,178

Median home value

$166,400$234,200

Median gross rent

$732$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ballard	Vernal
Under 5	7.0%	9.5%
5 to 17	23.6%	24.0%
18 to 24	8.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	13.8%	15.9%
35 to 44	13.3%	15.3%
45 to 54	12.6%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.8%	7.4%
65 to 74	8.1%	3.4%
75 and over	2.7%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ballard	Vernal
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	81.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	4.5%
Asian	4.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ballard	Vernal
No high school diploma	8.9%	12.9%
High school graduate	47.0%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ballard	Vernal
Drove alone	69.0%	76.1%
Carpooled	19.4%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	3.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ballard	Vernal
1-unit, detached	81.5%	53.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.8%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Ballard	Vernal
Poverty rate	13.6%	18.1%
Average household size	3.65	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1993	1978