Jensen vs Vernal

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

Jensen 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 331 in Jensen). Vernal has the higher median home value ($234,200 vs $178,500 in Jensen). Since 2019, Jensen's population has grown faster (+49.1% vs -3.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Jensen	Vernal
Population	331	10,254
Median age	48.5 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$59,178
Median home value	$178,500	$234,200
Median gross rent	—	$900
Housing units	183	4,156
Homeownership rate	90.2%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jensen	Vernal
Population	222 → 331 (+49.1%)	10,574 → 10,254 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$45,852 → $47,966 (+4.6%)	$48,325 → $59,178 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$151,000 → $178,500 (+18.2%)	$166,400 → $234,200 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$732 → $900 (+23.0%)

Jensen

Population

222331

Median household income

$45,852$47,966

Median home value

$151,000$178,500

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)

	Jensen	Vernal
Under 5	0.0%	9.5%
5 to 17	16.3%	24.0%
18 to 24	10.3%	10.3%
25 to 34	9.4%	15.9%
35 to 44	9.7%	15.3%
45 to 54	30.8%	10.4%
55 to 64	2.7%	7.4%
65 to 74	20.8%	3.4%
75 and over	0.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jensen	Vernal
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	81.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jensen	Vernal
No high school diploma	14.0%	12.9%
High school graduate	37.4%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jensen	Vernal
Drove alone	100.0%	76.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jensen	Vernal
1-unit, detached	93.4%	53.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Jensen	Vernal
Poverty rate	22.7%	18.1%
Average household size	1.81	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	38	17
Median year structure built	2002	1978