Hillview is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 8,962 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hillview is the 52nd largest community in Kentucky.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Hillview is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.92% of the Hillview workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Hillview is a city of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hillview who work in office and administrative support (8.42%), sales jobs (7.79%), and healthcare (7.38%). Also of interest is that Hillview has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Hillview telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.42% 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. As is often the case in a small city, Hillview doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Hillview who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.63% of the adults in Hillview have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Hillview in 2022 was $31,351, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,404 for a family of four. However, Hillview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hillview is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hillview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hillview residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hillview also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.49% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hillview include English, German, Irish, Other Subsaharan African, and French. The most common language spoken in Hillview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
