Maeser vs Vernal

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

Maeser 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 4,533 in Maeser). Maeser has the higher median household income ($77,873 vs $59,178 in Vernal). Maeser has the higher median home value ($315,100 vs $234,200 in Vernal).

Population, income & housing

	Maeser	Vernal
Population	4,533	10,254
Median age	30.2 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,873	$59,178
Median home value	$315,100	$234,200
Median gross rent	$792	$900
Housing units	1,665	4,156
Homeownership rate	78.4%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maeser	Vernal
Population	4,123 → 4,533 (+9.9%)	10,574 → 10,254 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$75,852 → $77,873 (+2.7%)	$48,325 → $59,178 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$249,500 → $315,100 (+26.3%)	$166,400 → $234,200 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$944 → $792 (-16.1%)	$732 → $900 (+23.0%)

Maeser

Population

4,1234,533

Median household income

$75,852$77,873

Median home value

$249,500$315,100

Median gross rent

$944$792

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)

	Maeser	Vernal
Under 5	6.9%	9.5%
5 to 17	28.1%	24.0%
18 to 24	10.4%	10.3%
25 to 34	9.7%	15.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	15.3%
45 to 54	8.6%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.8%	7.4%
65 to 74	7.4%	3.4%
75 and over	5.7%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maeser	Vernal
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	81.5%
Black or African American	3.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	4.5%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Maeser	Vernal
No high school diploma	8.2%	12.9%
High school graduate	33.5%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maeser	Vernal
Drove alone	76.1%	76.1%
Carpooled	12.7%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.2%
Bicycle	2.7%	1.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	3.7%
Other means	1.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maeser	Vernal
1-unit, detached	73.5%	53.0%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	8.5%
20 or more units	3.5%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Maeser	Vernal
Poverty rate	8.3%	18.1%
Average household size	2.96	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1999	1978