Vernal.
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Utah·Uintah County
3 tracts·4K people·$253K median·878/mi²
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The median home value in Vernal is $252,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Vernal has 10,392 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 29.6; the population is 78.5% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% Multiracial, 4.2% Other, 0.2% Black and 0.1% Asian; the average household has 3.0 people; 14.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.9% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Discovery School (42%) and Ashley School (35%) lead the elementary schools; Vernal Middle (41%) and Uintah Middle School (32%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $934/month, 41% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Vernal is $64,457 a year, 25% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Vernal, median rent is $934/month and the median home value is $252,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Vernal reported 2.3 violent crimes and 10.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 12°F; there are 38 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 8 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Vernal are lightning (94), earthquake (82) and wildfire (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Vernal, 3.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).