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!) Vilas 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. Vilas has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Vilas than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Vilas may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Vilas doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The overall education level of Vilas citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.96% of adults in Vilas have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Vilas in 2022 was $33,723, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,892 for a family of four. However, Vilas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Vilas home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vilas residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Vilas include English, German, Irish, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Vilas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
