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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Vernal is $24,136, which is about the same as the state average of $24,312 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Vernal median household income is $54,947, which has grown by 81.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 30.88% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Vernal residents spend 14.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #117

Vernal, UT	24,136 USD
Utah	24,312 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Vernal, UT	26,068 USD
Utah	27,248 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Vernal, UT	45,368 USD
Utah	36,589 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Vernal, UT	14,370 USD
Utah	19,798 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #167

Vernal, UT	54,947 USD
Utah	59,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Vernal, UT	67,784 USD
Utah	75,204 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #22

Vernal, UT	81.00%
Utah	30.88%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Vernal, UT		Utah		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.82%	$15,075, see rank	20.86%	$14,567	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.62%	$15,743, see rank	23.25%	$18,329	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.29%	$2,634, see rank	2.13%	$3,692	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	9.94%	$18,365, see rank	15.60%	$24,686	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Vernal, UT	57,140 USD
Utah	67,612 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Vernal, UT	65,341 USD
Utah	83,673 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Vernal, UT	Utah	U.S.
White	$57,763, see rank	$61,396	$56,900
Hispanic	$40,020, see rank	$42,155	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$40,409, see rank	$33,113	$37,170
Two or More Races	$17,989, see rank	$48,434	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Vernal, UT	Utah	U.S.
less than 25	$58,049, see rank	$31,012	$25,788
25 to 44	$65,625, see rank	$61,895	$58,398
45 to 64	$39,196, see rank	$74,778	$65,027
65 or over	$40,673, see rank	$44,070	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Vernal, UT	Utah	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,284, see rank	2,057,591	248,775,628
Male¹	3,745, 51.41%, see rank	49.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,774, 74.07%, see rank	76.33%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,774, 74.07%, see rank	75.96%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,530, 91.20%, see rank	93.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	244, 8.80%, see rank	6.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	971, 25.93%, see rank	23.67%	30.72%
Female¹	3,539, 48.59%, see rank	50.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,950, 55.10%, see rank	59.80%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,950, 55.10%, see rank	59.74%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,871, 95.95%, see rank	93.22%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	79, 4.05%, see rank	6.78%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,589, 44.90%, see rank	40.20%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Vernal, UT	Utah	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,379, 100%	1,282,333	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,488, 79.65%, see rank	76.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	368, 8.40%, see rank	11.90%	9.59%
Public Transportation	21, 0.48%, see rank	2.40%	5.06%
Walked	158, 3.61%, see rank	2.55%	2.78%
Other Means	154, 3.52%, see rank	1.96%	1.79%
Worked at Home	190, 4.34%, see rank	4.88%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Vernal, UT	14.0 minutes
Utah	21.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Vernal, UT	Utah	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,401	1,299,818	143,435,233
Male¹	2,530, 57.49%, see rank	55.78%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	548, 21.66%, see rank	35.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	392, 15.49%, see rank	12.10%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	314, 12.41%, see rank	19.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 0.36%, see rank	0.65%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	599, 23.68%, see rank	9.37%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	421, 16.64%, see rank	16.95%	17.94%
Female¹	1,871, 42.51%, see rank	44.22%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	782, 41.80%, see rank	37.63%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	358, 19.13%, see rank	19.99%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	668, 35.70%, see rank	35.13%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11, 0.59%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	45, 2.41%, see rank	6.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Vernal, UT	Utah	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,401, 100%	1,299,818	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	831, 18.88%, see rank	2.04%	1.96%
Construction	323, 7.34%, see rank	6.41%	6.17%
Manufacturing	90, 2.04%, see rank	10.84%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	123, 2.79%, see rank	2.64%	2.75%
Retail Trade	570, 12.95%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	272, 6.18%, see rank	4.64%	4.93%
Information	10, 0.23%, see rank	2.21%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	164, 3.73%, see rank	6.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	296, 6.73%, see rank	11.66%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	657, 14.93%, see rank	22.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	708, 16.09%, see rank	8.91%	9.49%
Public Administration	145, 3.29%, see rank	5.26%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	212, 4.82%, see rank	4.63%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Vernal, UT	%	Utah	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,662	17.40%, see rank	12.76%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	348	14.89%, see rank	9.44%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.