MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Vernal Micro

Vernal, UT · 1 counties · 22,211 residents · 4,483 sq mi

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Vernal is home to 22,211 people. The median age is 26.0, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median home value sits at $43,900. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $296 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 26.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

22,211

−12%vs 2000

vs 25,224 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

5 / sq mi

−12%vs 2000

vs 6 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

26.0

−10%vs 2000

vs 29.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4,483 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202437K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.4%(2,301)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912.9%(2,855)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1412.3%(2,730)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.8%(1,951)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(948)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(3,400)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(2,902)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(1,884)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.8%(1,507)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.2%(1,151)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(444)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(138)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,968

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,518 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,379

−38%vs 2000

vs $13,571 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.7%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,900

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$296

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $422 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

24.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.9%(21,662)

Black0.1%(26)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(894)

Asian0.2%(56)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.9%(19,526)

Black0.1%(14)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(743)

Asian0.3%(65)

Other11.7%(2,606)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6%(2,218)

Central American1.2%(435)

South American0.8%(297)

Salvadoran0.7%(272)

Guatemalan0.4%(161)

Colombian0.4%(157)

Peruvian0.3%(101)

Spaniard0.2%(81)

Puerto Rican0.1%(44)

Argentine0.1%(39)

Cuban0.1%(19)

Nicaraguan0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(117)

Filipino0.3%(108)

Chinese0.1%(50)

Taiwanese0.1%(27)

Vietnamese0%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.8%(283)

Tongan0.6%(217)

Samoan0.2%(59)

Ancestry

English22.9%(8,492)

German7.5%(2,761)

Irish7%(2,580)

American4.6%(1,694)

Scottish3.8%(1,415)

Italian2.4%(883)

Swedish1.5%(563)

British1.5%(556)

Danish1.5%(539)

French1.2%(429)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(337)

Dutch0.8%(309)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.8%(283)

Norwegian0.8%(278)

Swiss0.7%(271)

Polish0.7%(263)

Czech0.2%(67)

Portuguese0.2%(59)

Greek0.1%(48)

French Canadian0.1%(39)

Armenian0.1%(36)

Russian0.1%(34)

Canadian0.1%(33)

Subsaharan African0.1%(25)

Ukrainian0.1%(24)

Romanian0.1%(20)

Cape Verdean0%(15)

Arab0%(13)

Lebanese0%(13)

Austrian0%(9)

Lithuanian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.2%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.7%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.1 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 14.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.2%(4,640)

Married53.1%(7,417)

Widowed2%(277)

Divorced11.6%(1,621)

Women 15+

Never married24.4%(3,344)

Married56.5%(7,756)

Widowed5.5%(755)

Divorced13.6%(1,867)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.1%

−6.1 ptssince 2013

from 19.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.4%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.6%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.8%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 67.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.0%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26.1%(292)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.5%(274)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24%(269)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(65)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,119 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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