Hillsdale County, MI

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2024 Population

45,654

US Senator

Gary Peters

Democratic Party

US Senator

Elissa Slotkin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

43.1

0.701% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.4%

7.25% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$64,242

5.54% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$176,100

3.28% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

20,188

0.282% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Hillsdale County, MI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.4% of the residents in Hillsdale County, MI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hillsdale County, MI are Hillsdale College (388 degrees awarded in 2023) and Hillsdale Beauty College (2 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Hillsdale County, MI was $176,100, and the homeownership rate was 82%.

Most people in Hillsdale County, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24 minutes. The average car ownership in Hillsdale County, MI was 2 cars per household.

Hillsdale County, MI borders Steuben County, IN, Branch County, MI, Calhoun County, MI, Jackson County, MI, Lenawee County, MI, Fulton County, OH, and Williams County, OH.

United States Michigan Hillsdale, MI

Population & Diversity

Hillsdale County, MI is home to a population of 45.7k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.48% of Hillsdale County, MI residents were born outside of the country (676 people).

In 2024, there were 42.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (42.1k people) in Hillsdale County, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 994 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 667 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Hillsdale County, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hillsdale County, MI was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hillsdale County, MI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hillsdale County, MI

White (Non-Hispanic)
42.1k ± 196
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
994 ± 69
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
667 ± 182

2.81%

Hispanic Population

1.28k people

2.81% of the people in Hillsdale County, MI are hispanic (1.28k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hillsdale County, MI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Michigan.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
80,580 ± 6,941 people
India
77,204 ± 6,795 people
Iraq
54,457 ± 5,714 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Michigan was Mexico, the natal country of 80,580 Michigan residents, followed by India with 77,204 and Iraq with 54,457.

Foreign-Born Population

1.48%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

676 people

1.26%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

575 people

As of 2024, 1.48% of Hillsdale County, MI residents (676 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hillsdale County, MI was 1.26%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hillsdale County, MI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,050 ± 154
Gulf War (2001-)
374 ± 96
Gulf War (1990s)
330 ± 74

Hillsdale County, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.81 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hillsdale County, MI.

Economy

The economy of Hillsdale County, MI employs 20.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hillsdale County, MI were Manufacturing (4,162 people), Educational Services (2,732 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,673 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($89,375), Public Administration ($63,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,526).

Employment

Occupations

20.2k

2024 Value

± 740

−0.282%

1 Year decline

± 5.19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hillsdale County, MI declined at a rate of −0.282%, from 20.2k employees to 20.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hillsdale County, MI, are Production Occupations (2,661 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,204 people), and Management Occupations (1,820 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hillsdale County, MI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Michigan.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Michigan (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

20.2k

2024 Value

± 740

−0.282%

1 Year decline

± 5.19%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hillsdale County, MI declined at a rate of −0.282%, from 20.2k employees to 20.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hillsdale County, MI, are Manufacturing (4,162 people), Educational Services (2,732 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,673 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hillsdale County, MI, though some of these residents may live in Hillsdale County, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,621

Median earning men ± $1,605

$31,961

Median earning women ± $1,827

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($70,769), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,786), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,821).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,875), Public Administration ($47,000), and Manufacturing ($41,891).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Michigan.

Y-Axis

2.16%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.37M people employed in Michigan. This represents a 2.16% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 23.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Michigan.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

74
Construction
58
Other Services (except Public Administration)
51
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$202k
Manufacturing
$62k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$53.7k
Educational Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing the state of Michigan. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Hillsdale County, MI. Showing the available data for Michigan.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (49.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.3%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.788%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Michigan for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Michigan

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Michigan.

Gary Peters

Senator from Michigan

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Elissa Slotkin

Senator from Michigan

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing Michigan.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Michigan over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Hillsdale County, MI awarded 390 degrees. The student population of Hillsdale County, MI in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 930 male students and 925 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hillsdale County, MI are Unknown (388 and 99.5%), Hispanic or Latino (1 and 0.256%), and White (1 and 0.256%).

The largest universities in Hillsdale County, MI by number of degrees awarded are Hillsdale College (388 and 99.5%) and Hillsdale Beauty College (2 and 0.513%).

The most popular majors in Hillsdale County, MI are General Political Science & Government (53 and 13.6%), General English Language & Literature (41 and 10.5%), and General Economics (37 and 9.49%).

The median tuition cost in Hillsdale County, MI for private four year colleges is $30,780.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Hillsdale County, MI, the percentage of applicants admitted was 20.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 61.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,855 (50.1% men and 49.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,855 students enrolled in Hillsdale County, MI, 50.1% men and 49.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Unknown with 1,823 records, of which 49% were women and 51% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General History
36 degrees awarded
General English Language & Literature
41 degrees awarded
General Economics
37 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Hillsdale County, MI was General History with 36 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Hillsdale County, MI according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Hillsdale College
388 degrees awarded
Hillsdale Beauty College
2 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Hillsdale College with 388 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 198 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hillsdale County, MI, which is 1.03 times more than the 192 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Unknown students. These 388 degrees mean that there were 388 times more degrees awarded to Unknown students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($30,780) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,312) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hillsdale County, MI was $176,100 in 2024, which is 0.529 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $170,500 to $176,100, a 3.28% increase. The homeownership rate in Hillsdale County, MI is 82%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hillsdale County, MI have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hillsdale County, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hillsdale County, MI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.51%.

Housing

Property

$176,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,498

$14,647

Median Property Taxes

±$558

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hillsdale County, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hillsdale County, MI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

82%

Homeownership

2024

63.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82% of the housing units in Hillsdale County, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hillsdale County, MI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,242

Median Household Income

± $2,663

17.9k

Number of Households

± 670

In 2024, the median household income of the 17.9k households in Hillsdale County, MI grew to $64,242 from the previous year's value of $60,869.

The following chart displays the households in Hillsdale County, MI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hillsdale County, MI is from Michigan.

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Michigan

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2023, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.92% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Michigan in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Michigan across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.8%)
Carpooled (9.02%)
Worked At Home (8.13%)

In 2024, 76.8% of workers in Hillsdale County, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.02%) and those who worked at home (8.13%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hillsdale County, MI have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.08% of the workforce in Hillsdale County, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hillsdale County, MI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hillsdale County, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hillsdale County, MI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hillsdale County, MI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.51%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

14.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hillsdale County, MI (6.33k out of 44k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hillsdale County, MI is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 18.9% of the children was living in poverty in Hillsdale County, MI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 184 in Hillsdale County, MI. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 12.6 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

93.6% of the population of Hillsdale County, MI has health coverage, with 44.2% on employee plans, 19.1% on Medicaid, 17.3% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 1.23% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hillsdale County, MI see 5,061 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (5,061 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2692 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 570 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

5,061 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hillsdale County, MI

Primary care physicians in Hillsdale County, MI see an average of 5,061 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (5,061 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hillsdale County, MI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.2% under 18 years, 18.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.43%

Uninsured

44.2%

Employer Coverage

19.1%

Medicaid

17.3%

Medicare

11.8%

Non-Group

1.23%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hillsdale County, MI declined by 8.56% from 7.03% to 6.43%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hillsdale County, MI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 51.6 in Hillsdale County, MI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hillsdale County, MI.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.8% in Hillsdale County, MI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hillsdale County, MI.