Because there are quite a few people attending college in Vincennes, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Vincennes provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
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.
The citizens of Vincennes are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.17% of adults in Vincennes have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Vincennes in 2018 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.
