Villas, NJ

About Villas

Villas is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 9,064 people and just one neighborhood, Villas is the 226th largest community in New Jersey.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Villas is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Villas is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Villas who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.43%), sales jobs (11.71%), and food service (9.81%).

Villas is a major vacation destination. Much of the town's population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependant on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Villas's population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Villas are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Being a small town, Villas does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Villas Information and Demographics

In Villas, just 9.37% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Villas in 2000 was $16,696, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $66,784 for a family of four.

The people who call Villas home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Villas is White, followed by African-American.