Vestal is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Vestal have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Vestal’s economy is one such example of this.
Vestal, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.96 minutes getting to work every day.
The citizens of Vestal are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.48% of adults in Vestal have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Vestal in 2022 was $37,631, 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 $150,524 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, Italian, English, German, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Vestal is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.
