Aylett is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 12,811 people and two associated neighborhoods, Aylett is the 68th largest community in Virginia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Aylett, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Aylett, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Aylett’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Aylett does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $91,301.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.89% 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.

Because of many things, Aylett is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Aylett really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Aylett perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

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, Aylett has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Aylett a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Aylett, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.55 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Aylett citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.11% of adults in Aylett have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Aylett in 2022 was $40,541, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $162,164 for a family of four. However, Aylett contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Aylett is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Aylett home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Aylett residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Aylett include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Aylett is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.