Population 179 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Vilas
Household size in Vilas
| Period | Vilas | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.36 | 2.63 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.25 | 2.73 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.39 | 2.75 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.19 | 2.63 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.16 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Vilas are small: just 2.19 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.36, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Vilas
| Period | Vilas | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 51.7 | 40.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 51.8 | 42.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.2 | 43.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 44.9 | 43.5 | 40.1 |
| Change | −6.9 | +2.7 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 44.9, Vilas is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees. The picture is much the same across Florida.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Vilas
| Period | Vilas | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.8% | 12.4% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.0% | 12.2% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 10.3% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.4% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.6 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in ten households in Vilas (10.4%), a little below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Vilas
Renters in Vilas
| Period | Vilas | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.1% | 30.3% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 17.7% | 33.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 28.6% | 34.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 30.5% | 32.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +9.5 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in Vilas own their homes; 30.5% rent, a little below the national share of 34.8%. Florida as a whole looks much the same. Among homeowners, 64.6% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Vilas
| Period | Vilas | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 31.0% | 17.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.2% | 17.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 21.0% | 15.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 22.3% | 12.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | −8.8 pts | −4.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Vilas: 22.3% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Vilas
| Period | Vilas | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1983 | 1984 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1987 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1985 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1985 | 1989 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +5 | +6 |
The housing in Vilas is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1985, against 1980 nationally. Still, homes here are older than in Florida as a whole, where the median home dates to 1989.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Vilas
| Period | Vilas | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $747 | $1,092 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $944 | $1,123 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $820 | $1,323 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $694 | $1,816 | $1,571 |
| Change | −$53 | +$724 | +$606 |
Rent in Vilas runs $694 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 22.5% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Vilas
Bachelor's degrees in Vilas
| Period | Vilas | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.4% | 26.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.5% | 27.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 12.0% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 31.5% | 34.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +19.1 pts | +8.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are a little less common in Vilas than nationally: 31.5% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Vilas
| Period | Vilas | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 85.9% | 85.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 68.8% | 86.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 85.2% | 88.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 88.6% | 90.0% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.7 pts | +4.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Vilas have finished high school as nationally: 88.6%, against 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Vilas
| Period | Vilas | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.1% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 11.8% | 11.0% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.8% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −5.3 pts | −4.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment runs high in Vilas: 6.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Vilas compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vilas | 2.19 | 44.9 | 10.4% | 30.5% | 22.3% | 1985 | $694 | 31.5% | 88.6% | 6.8% |
| Sawdust | 2.03 | 49.0 | 3.3% | 34.6% | 3.8% | 1991 | $717 | 8.0% | 75.5% | 7.5% |
| Quincy | 2.52 | 40.1 | 23.1% | 38.2% | 14.0% | 1973 | $904 | 19.7% | 79.8% | 7.1% |
| Greensboro | 2.81 | 40.7 | 10.4% | 40.3% | 11.6% | 1978 | $795 | 11.2% | 58.4% | 3.0% |
| Hosford | 2.86 | 35.8 | 20.5% | 18.9% | 10.2% | 1988 | $958 | 13.5% | 85.8% | 6.0% |
| Midway | 2.61 | 40.4 | 24.0% | 20.5% | 8.9% | 1997 | $1,294 | 18.2% | 84.1% | 5.1% |
| Shady Rest | 2.66 | 39.2 | 23.2% | 13.4% | 10.8% | 1996 | $1,168 | 23.3% | 85.4% | 3.4% |
| Sycamore | 2.97 | 41.4 | 6.6% | 23.0% | 17.9% | 1986 | $843 | 18.8% | 76.7% | 2.4% |
| Telogia | 2.08 | 46.6 | 12.0% | 17.0% | 13.7% | 1994 | $1,006 | 13.7% | 85.7% | 7.6% |
| Scotland | 2.06 | 55.7 | 19.4% | 10.6% | 6.8% | 1987 | $1,108 | 45.5% | 96.6% | 0.9% |
| Bristol | 2.34 | 42.7 | 13.0% | 20.5% | 20.0% | 1992 | $918 | 16.1% | 75.9% | 8.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Vilas. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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