Vilas is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 6,200 people and two associated neighborhoods, Vilas is the 138th largest community in North Carolina.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.60% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

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.

One downside of living in Vilas, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.57 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Vilas doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Vilas is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.01% of adults in Vilas have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Vilas in 2022 was $35,520, 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 $142,080 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 Scottish.

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