Vernon is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 28,063 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Vernon is the 36th largest community in Connecticut.

Unlike some towns, Vernon isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Vernon are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Vernon is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vernon who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.77%), sales jobs (12.88%), and management occupations (8.51%).

Also of interest is that Vernon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Vernon Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Vernon citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 26.76% of adults in Vernon have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Vernon in 2000 was $25,150, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,600 for a family of four.

The people who call Vernon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Vernon is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Vernon include Irish, Italian, English, French, Polish, German, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Vernon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.