In addition, Hillsdale is a college town. There are a lot of students in Hillsdale attending college, and as a result Hillsdale provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.
One of the benefits of Hillsdale is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.68 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small city, Hillsdale does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Hillsdale who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.18% of adults in Hillsdale have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Hillsdale in 2022 was $23,961, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,844 for a family of four. However, Hillsdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hillsdale is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hillsdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hillsdale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hillsdale include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Hillsdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
