Vincentown is a tiny town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 535 people and five associated neighborhoods, Vincentown is the 498th largest community in New Jersey. Vincentown has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.
Housing costs in Vincentown are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.
The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Vincentown, employing 7.60% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Retail and Construction industries employ 27.89% and 18.33% of the civilian workforce, respectively.
Also of interest is that Vincentown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Vincentown is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Vincentown’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Vincentown has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Vincentown has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Vincentown than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Vincentown may be for you.
One downside of living in Vincentown, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.00 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Vincentown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Vincentown citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.84% of adults in Vincentown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Vincentown in 2022 was $58,964, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $235,856 for a family of four.
The people who call Vincentown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vincentown residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Vincentown include Italian, German, Irish, English, and Hungarian.
The most common language spoken in Vincentown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.