Hillsdale is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Hillsdale enrolled in college, Hillsdale has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards 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 overall education level of Hillsdale is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.18% of adults 25 and older in the city 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.
