Vernal

Population: 10,254
Median household income: $59,178
Median home value: $234,200

Vernal, a community in Uintah County, Utah, has 10,254 residents. Its median household income of $59,178 runs below the Uintah County figure of $69,861.

Between 2019 and 2023, Vernal's population declined 3.0% from 10,574 to 10,254, while its median home value rose 40.7% from $166,400 to $234,200.

53.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,254
Median age: 29.3 yrs
Median household income: $59,178
Median home value: $234,200
Median gross rent: $900
Housing units: 4,156
Homeownership rate: 51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,57410,254

Median household income

$48,325$59,178

Median home value

$166,400$234,200

Median gross rent

$732$900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,574	$48,325	$166,400	$732
2020	10,449	$47,962	$164,500	$706
2021	10,037	$50,692	$168,800	$732
2022	10,141	$58,869	$215,600	$786
2023	10,254	$59,178	$234,200	$900

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.5%

5 to 1724.0%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 743.4%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	978	9.5%
5 to 17	2,459	24.0%
18 to 24	1,058	10.3%
25 to 34	1,626	15.9%
35 to 44	1,573	15.3%
45 to 54	1,062	10.4%
55 to 64	756	7.4%
65 to 74	345	3.4%
75 and over	397	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,352	81.5%
Black or African American	20	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	466	4.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	523	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	883	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's38.8%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	745	12.9%
High school graduate	1,938	33.7%
Some college or associate's	2,237	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	612	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	227	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.2%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,162	76.1%
Carpooled	510	12.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	258	6.2%
Bicycle	40	1.0%
Worked from home	154	3.7%
Other means	30	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,874	71.9%
15 to 29 min	289	7.2%
30 to 44 min	355	8.9%
45 to 59 min	233	5.8%
60+ min	249	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 18.1% (1,784 of 9,848)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,229	65.0%
Nonfamily households	1,200	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,429	82.5%
Vacant	727	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,778	51.9%
Renter-occupied	1,651	48.1%

1-unit, detached53.0%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units14.1%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units9.1%

Mobile home & other10.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,202	53.0%
1-unit, attached	217	5.2%
2 to 4 units	588	14.1%
5 to 19 units	354	8.5%
20 or more units	380	9.1%
Mobile home & other	415	10.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4980090
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.62 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4517, -109.5380