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 a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country. 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.Vincentown is a military town: the armed forces employs 7.24% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Retail and Construction are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 19.34% and 18.61% 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. Because of many things, Vincentown is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Vincentown a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Vincentown has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Vincentown’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Vincentown has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Vincentown a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Vincentown is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Vincentown, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.55% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities. 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 ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Vincentown, 42.97% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Vincentown in 2022 was $51,790, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $207,160 for a family of four. However, Vincentown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Vincentown is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Vincentown include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Hungarian. The most common language spoken in Vincentown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
