Vilas is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 6,269 people and two associated neighborhoods, Vilas is the 138th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Vilas is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Vilas is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vilas who work in management occupations (11.97%), sales jobs (10.46%), and maintenance occupations (9.69%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.10% 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. Vilas is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Vilas’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Vilas has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Vilas a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Vilas, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.27 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Vilas is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The overall education level of Vilas citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.92% 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 $32,140, 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 $128,560 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, Scots-Irish, and French. The most common language spoken in Vilas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
