Moving to Vernal, Utah

About Vernal, Utah
Vernal

Vernal, the county seat and largest city in Uintah County, is in northeastern Utah, approximately 175 miles (280 km) east of Salt Lake City and 20 miles (32 km) west of the Colorado border. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 10,079. The population has since grown to 10,432 as of the 2022 population estimate.

Vernal is home to the Vernal Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and one of the nine statewide regional campuses of Utah State University. The city serves as a gateway to the nearby Dinosaur National Monument, Flaming Gorge, and the Uinta Mountain Range.

Gender
Gender Vernal Utah Country
Female 46.4% 49.6% 50.8%
Male 53.6% 50.4% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Vernal Utah Country
Less than $10,000 4.3% 3.6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 8.1% 2.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 14.2% 6.1% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 8.8% 7.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 17.6% 11.8% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 16.8% 19.1% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10% 15.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 16.2% 19.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 1.4% 7.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.6% 7% 8.3%
Education


Education Vernal Utah Country
< 9th Grade 1% 2% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 13% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 39% 23% 27.0%
Other College 25% 26% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 6% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 14% 23% 20.0%
Master's Degree 2% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Vernal Utah Country
White 84.6% 77.9% 60.1%
African American 0.5% 1.1% 12.2%
American Indian 2.2% 0.9% 0.6%
Asian 0.2% 2.3% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.9% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.3% 2.5% 2.8%
Hispanic 10% 14.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity