Vincennes is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Vincennes enrolled in college, Vincennes has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.13 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Vincennes rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.17% of adults 25 and older in Vincennes 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 Vincennes in 2022 was $28,924, which is middle income relative to Indiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,696 for a family of four. However, Vincennes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Vincennes is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Vincennes home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vincennes residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Vincennes include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Vincennes is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
