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Population (year 2000): 7,714. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,960 (+3.2% change)
Males: 3,786 (49.1%), Females: 3,928 (50.9%)
Uintah County
Zip codes:
84078.
Median resident age: 28.3 years
Median household income: $30,357 (year 2000)
Median house value: $81,000 (year 2000)
Races in Vernal:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
- Hispanic (4.4%)
- American Indian (3.1%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Other race (1.2%)
Ancestries: English (26.0%), German (12.3%),
United States (8.3%), Irish (8.0%), Danish (4.6%), Norwegian
(4.1%).
Elevation: 5322 feet
Land area: 4.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Vernal
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Vernal city
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 5.5%
- Divorced: 11.5%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,067 (+16.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Vernal:
- ASHLEY VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (151 WEST 200
NORTH)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Vernal:
- UINTAH BASIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles;
ROOSEVELT, UT)
- RANGELY DISTRICT HOSP - CAH (about 61 miles;
RANGELY, CO)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SWEETWATER COUNTY (about 83 miles;
ROCK SPRINGS, WY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Vernal:
- ROCK SPRINGS-SWEETWATER COUNTY (about 85 miles; ROCK
SPRINGS, WY; ID: RKS)
- WALKER FIELD (about 116 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO;
ID: GJT)
- PROVO MUNI (about 152 miles; PROVO, UT; ID: PVU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vernal:
- VERNAL (about 3 miles; VERNAL, UT; ID: VEL)
- DUTCH JOHN (about 34 miles; DUTCH JOHN, UT; ID: 33U)
- MANILA (about 38 miles; MANILA, UT; ID: 40U)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Vernal:
- MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 117 miles; GRAND JUNCTION,
CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,415)
- UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 151 miles; OREM,
UT; FT enrollment: 14,182)
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 153 miles; PROVO,
UT; FT enrollment: 29,977)
- SNOW COLLEGE (about 161 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; FT
enrollment: 2,632)
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 161 miles; SALT LAKE CITY,
UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
- SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 165 miles; SALT
LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 166 miles;
SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
Public high schools in Vernal:
- UINTAH HIGH (Students: 1,182; Location: 1880
W 500 N; Grades: 10 - 12)
- SPLIT MTN YOUTH CTR (YIC) (Students: 19;
Location: 1880 W 500 N; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Vernal:
- VERNAL MIDDLE (Students: 791; Location: 721 W
100 S; Grades: 06 - 07)
- VERNAL JR HIGH (Students: 782; Location: 161
N 1000 W; Grades: 08 - 09)
- MAESER ELEM SCH (Students: 593; Location:
2670 W 1000 N; Grades: KG - 02)
- DAVIS ELEM SCH (Students: 486; Location: 4101
S 2500 E; Grades: KG - 02)
- DISCOVERY ELEM SCH (Students: 362; Location:
650 W 1200 S; Grades: 05 - 05)
- ASHLEY ELEM SCH (Students: 354; Location: 350
N 1150 W; Grades: 03 - 04)
- NAPLES ELEM SCH (Students: 338; Location:
1971 S 1500 E; Grades: 03 - 04)
Library in Vernal:
- UINTAH COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$839,810; Location: 155 EAST MAIN STREET; 85,050 books;
6,488 audio materials; 12,526 video materials; 153
serial subscriptions)
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