Hillsville, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,864

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.3

7.49% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

22.4%

5.52% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$58,000

7.73% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$159,000

Population & Diversity

Hillsville, VA is home to a population of 2.86k people, from which 99.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.08% of Hillsville, VA residents were born outside of the country (31 people).

In 2024, there were 17.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.63k people) in Hillsville, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 152 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 36 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Hillsville, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hillsville, VA was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hillsville, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.63k ± 133
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
152 ± 98
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
36 ± 37

1.47%

Hispanic Population

42 people

1.47% of the people in Hillsville, VA are hispanic (42 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hillsville, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

1.08%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

31 people

2.02%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

58 people

As of 2024, 1.08% of Hillsville, VA residents (31 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 Hillsville, VA was 2.02%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
63 ± 66
Gulf War (2001-)
54 ± 64
Gulf War (1990s)
31 ± 40

Hillsville, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.17 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hillsville, VA.

Economy

The economy of Hillsville, VA employs 998 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hillsville, VA were Health Care & Social Assistance (228 people), Manufacturing (172 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (156 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($57,625), Construction ($56,209), and Manufacturing ($32,008).

Employment

Occupations

998

2024 Value

± 255

−6.29%

1 Year decline

± 38.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hillsville, VA declined at a rate of −6.29%, from 1.07k employees to 998 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hillsville, VA, are Sales & Related Occupations (203 people), Production Occupations (171 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (106 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hillsville, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (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

998

2024 Value

± 255

−6.29%

1 Year decline

± 38.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hillsville, VA declined at a rate of −6.29%, from 1.07k employees to 998 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hillsville, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (228 people), Manufacturing (172 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (156 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hillsville, VA, though some of these residents may live in Hillsville, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,516

Median earning men ± $13,063

$26,250

Median earning women ± $8,722

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,438), Construction ($56,291), and Manufacturing ($32,104).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,813) and Retail Trade ($26,563).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hillsville, VA was $159,000 in 2024, which is 0.478 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $132,600 to $159,000, a 19.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Hillsville, VA is 52.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hillsville, VA have an average commute time of 26.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hillsville, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$159,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$48,673

$531

Median Property Taxes

±$192

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 Hillsville, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

52.8%

Homeownership

2024

54.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 52.8% of the housing units in Hillsville, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 57.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hillsville, VA 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.

$58,000

Median Household Income

± $12,864

1.01k

Number of Households

± 240

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.01k households in Hillsville, VA declined from $58,000 from the previous year's value of $62,861.

The following chart displays the households in Hillsville, VA 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hillsville, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.6%)
Carpooled (16.2%)
Walked (4.51%)

In 2024, 78.6% of workers in Hillsville, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.2%) and those who walked to work (4.51%).

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

26.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hillsville, VA have a longer commute time (26.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.02% of the workforce in Hillsville, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hillsville, VA (631 out of 2.82k 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 Males 12 - 14, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hillsville, VA 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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