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!) Willis 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. Willis has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Willis than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Willis may be for you.
One downside of living in Willis, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.64 minutes every day commuting to work.
Willis 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.
In terms of college education, Willis is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.76% of adults 25 and older in Willis have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Willis in 2022 was $33,319, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,276 for a family of four. However, Willis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Willis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Willis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Willis include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Willis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
