COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dinosaur vs Vernal
PLACE A
Dinosaur, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Vernal, Utah
Dinosaur is 98% smaller than Vernal. Vernal earns more, with a median household income $13,425 higher. Vernal has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -28%).
DINOSAURVERNALDIFFERENCE
Total population24210,671−98% vs Vernal
Population density2602,308−2,048
Population growth-28.3%10.9%−39.2 pts
Median age33.129.6+3.5
Male58.8%54.5%+4.3 pts
Female41.2%45.5%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.2%78.5%−49.3 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino70.8%10.7%+60.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other0.0%10.6%−10.6 pts
Median household income$51,032$64,457−$13,425
Per capita income$12,140$27,279−$15,139
Poverty rate3.2%17.9%−14.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1690.457−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%14.0%−4.9 pts
Graduate degree7.6%3.3%+4.3 pts
Unemployment rate53.4%8.7%+44.7 pts
Labor force participation58.5%62.5%−3.9 pts
Median home value$23,200$252,700−$229,500
Median gross rent$872$934−$62
Owner-occupied89.8%54.6%+35.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.2%17.3%+8.9 pts
Rent-burdened households61.5%34.6%+26.9 pts
Average commute27.115.9+11.2
Worked from home0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured0.6%17.9%−17.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025