Vestal is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 31,517 people and five associated neighborhoods, Vestal is the 49th largest community in New York.Vestal is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.65% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Vestal is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vestal who work in teaching (12.30%), management occupations (10.30%), and sales jobs (9.05%). Also of interest is that Vestal has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.12% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because Vestal has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local Vestal lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in Vestal is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In Vestal people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both. One of the benefits of Vestal is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.86 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The education level of Vestal ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Vestal, 45.00% 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 Vestal in 2022 was $38,782, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,128 for a family of four. However, Vestal contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Vestal is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Vestal home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vestal residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Vestal include Irish, English, Italian, German, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Vestal is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.
