Vernal, Utah demographics

Vernal, UT demographics: median age 29.6; 14.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Vernal city, Utah · Incorporated city · GEOID 4980090. The survey estimates a population of 10,392 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Vernal is 29.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.3 years. There are 3,369 households (±287). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	29.6 ±2.3	32.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,392
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Under 18	3,453 ±404	33.2% ±3.9 pp	27.8%	22.0%
18–34	2,668 ±336	25.7% ±3.2 pp	26.5%	22.8%
35–64	3,394 ±404	32.7% ±3.9 pp	33.9%	38.0%
65 and older	877 ±208	8.4% ±2.0 pp	11.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,392
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Male	5,662 ±299	54.5% ±2.9 pp	50.7%	49.5%
Female	4,730 ±308	45.5% ±3.0 pp	49.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,392
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
White alone	8,761 ±388	84.3% ±3.7 pp	78.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	28 ±34 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	497 ±239	4.8% ±2.3 pp	1.0%	0.9%
Asian alone	12 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	15 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.2%
Some other race alone	157 ±123 · low precision	1.5% ±1.2 pp · low precision	6.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	922 ±268	8.9% ±2.6 pp	9.7%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,392
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,284 ±318	89.3% ±3.0 pp	84.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,108 ±307	10.7% ±3.0 pp	15.9%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,369
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,512 ±270	44.9% ±7.0 pp	58.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	181 ±122 · low precision	5.4% ±3.6 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	702 ±165	20.8% ±4.6 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	839 ±241	24.9% ±6.8 pp	20.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	135 ±86 · low precision	4.0% ±2.5 pp · low precision	7.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,369
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,604 ±237	47.6% ±5.7 pp	37.8%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,765 ±305	52.4% ±7.9 pp	62.2%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,369
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	839 ±241	24.9% ±6.8 pp	20.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	877 ±228	26.0% ±6.4 pp	31.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	593 ±173	17.6% ±4.9 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	423 ±152	12.6% ±4.4 pp	14.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	390 ±160	11.6% ±4.6 pp	9.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	204 ±99	6.1% ±2.9 pp	5.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	43 ±39 · low precision	1.3% ±1.1 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,392
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Native	10,090 ±177	97.1% ±1.6 pp	91.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	302 ±167 · low precision	2.9% ±1.6 pp · low precision	8.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,345
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
English only	8,806 ±324	94.2% ±2.7 pp	84.1%	77.7%
Spanish	440 ±190	4.7% ±2.0 pp	10.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	55 ±83 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	17 ±28 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	12 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	10 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	5 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,808
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	733 ±242	12.6% ±4.1 pp	6.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,831 ±329	31.5% ±5.4 pp	22.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,812 ±354	31.2% ±5.8 pp	23.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	617 ±174	10.6% ±2.9 pp	9.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	621 ±214	10.7% ±3.6 pp	24.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	194 ±86	3.3% ±1.5 pp	13.0%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,282
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Utah	U.S.
Same house	8,747 ±436	85.1% ±4.2 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,043 ±405	10.1% ±3.9 pp	7.8%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	300 ±143	2.9% ±1.4 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	192 ±121 · low precision	1.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

17.9% of Vernal residents (±4.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.4% in Utah and 8.4% nationally. 90.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Vernal	Utah	U.S.	Compared with Utah
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	17.9% ±4.3 pp	8.4%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.6% ±10.8 pp	93.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.3% ±1.3 pp	4.6%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Vernal . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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