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Industry - New Vineyard, ME

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Overview


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.

Occupations and Workforce

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.

Setting & Lifestyle

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.

Demographics

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.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Real Estate

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, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 21 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 94.5% of America.

Diversity

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.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this 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.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

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.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.1% of households. Some people also speak Italian (4.2%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. 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.


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