One of the benefits of Vernal is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.36 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Vernal doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Vernal rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.69% of adults 25 and older in Vernal have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Vernal in 2022 was $24,627, which is low income relative to Utah, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,508 for a family of four. However, Vernal contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Vernal is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Vernal home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vernal residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Vernal also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.52% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Vernal include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Vernal is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Spanish.
