Aylett is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 12,283 people and two associated neighborhoods, Aylett is the 68th largest community in Virginia.

A relatively large number of people in Aylett telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.95% 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, Aylett 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, Aylett really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Aylett 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.

One downside of living in Aylett is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Aylett, the average commute to work is 36.71 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The population of Aylett overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Aylett, 22.44% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Aylett in 2022 was $36,544, which is middle income relative to Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,176 for a family of four. However, Aylett contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Aylett is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Aylett home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Aylett residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Aylett include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French.

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