Moving to Vernal, Utah
About Vernal, Utah

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
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Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
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
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
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% |
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
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% |
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