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.

A relatively large number of people in Vilas telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.60% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, Vilas 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, Vilas really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Vilas 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.

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Vilas is worth considering.

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.

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 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.