Hillsville is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 2,856 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hillsville is the 186th largest community in Virginia.When you are in Hillsville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.65% of Hillsville’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Hillsville is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hillsville who work in sales jobs (15.87%), healthcare (9.20%), and healthcare suport services (7.32%). 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!) Hillsville 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. Hillsville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hillsville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hillsville may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Hillsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Hillsville are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.59% of adults in Hillsville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Hillsville in 2022 was $24,200, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,800 for a family of four. However, Hillsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Hillsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hillsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hillsville include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Hillsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
