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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Vincennes spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.13 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The percentage of adults in Vincennes with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.17% of adults in Vincennes have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
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.
