Industry - New Vineyard is a very small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 3,723 people and just one neighborhood, Industry - New Vineyard is the 126th largest community in Maine.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Industry - New Vineyard is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Industry - New Vineyard is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Industry - New Vineyard who work in sales jobs (9.54%), management occupations (8.80%), and office and administrative support (7.80%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.67% 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.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Industry - New Vineyard has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Industry - New Vineyard has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Industry - New Vineyard than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Industry - New Vineyard may be for you.
One downside of living in Industry - New Vineyard is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Industry - New Vineyard, the average commute to work is 30.77 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Industry - New Vineyard does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Industry - New Vineyard overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Industry - New Vineyard, 22.62% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Industry - New Vineyard in 2022 was $28,093, which is low income relative to Maine, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,372 for a family of four. However, Industry - New Vineyard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Industry - New Vineyard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Industry - New Vineyard residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Industry - New Vineyard include English, French, Irish, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Industry - New Vineyard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Industry - New Vineyard, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 35.5%, which is higher than 96.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
In addition, unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 94.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French and Ukrainian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 16.0% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry and 2.6% have Ukrainian ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Industry - New Vineyard are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 79.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 16.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 31.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 29.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.0%), and 14.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.1% of households. Some people also speak Italian (4.2%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Industry - New Vineyard, ME, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (24.0%). There are also a number of people of French ancestry (16.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (14.8%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (8.4%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.6%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (76.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.