Hillview, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

8,797

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.6

1.95% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.2%

0.502% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$68,111

3.62% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$186,300

3.33% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Hillview, KY is home to a population of 8.8k people, from which 92.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13% of Hillview, KY residents were born outside of the country (1.14k people).

In 2024, there were 7.63 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.37k people) in Hillview, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 835 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 598 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.2%

2024 Citizenship

93.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.2% of Hillview, KY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hillview, KY was 93.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hillview, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.37k ± 543
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
835 ± 373
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
598 ± 429

11.5%

Hispanic Population

1.01k people

11.5% of the people in Hillview, KY are hispanic (1.01k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hillview, KY 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 Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

13%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.14k people

11%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

958 people

As of 2024, 13% of Hillview, KY residents (1.14k 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 Hillview, KY was 11%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
219 ± 153
Gulf War (1990s)
163 ± 118
Gulf War (2001-)
93 ± 55

Hillview, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.34 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hillview, KY.

Economy

The economy of Hillview, KY employs 4.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hillview, KY were Manufacturing (782 people), Transportation & Warehousing (741 people), and Retail Trade (614 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($71,818), Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,071), and Finance & Insurance ($59,712).

Employment

Occupations

4.8k

2024 Value

± 564

0.188%

1 Year growth

± 16.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hillview, KY grew at a rate of 0.188%, from 4.79k employees to 4.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hillview, KY, are Production Occupations (619 people), Material Moving Occupations (579 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (404 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hillview, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (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

4.8k

2024 Value

± 564

0.188%

1 Year growth

± 16.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hillview, KY grew at a rate of 0.188%, from 4.79k employees to 4.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hillview, KY, are Manufacturing (782 people), Transportation & Warehousing (741 people), and Retail Trade (614 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hillview, KY, though some of these residents may live in Hillview, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,308

Median earning men ± $5,521

$37,819

Median earning women ± $6,943

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,833), Construction ($56,875), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,889).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,365), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,071), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,487).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hillview, KY was $186,300 in 2024, which is 0.56 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $180,300 to $186,300, a 3.33% increase. The homeownership rate in Hillview, KY is 78.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hillview, KY have an average commute time of 25.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hillview, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$186,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,706

$2,485

Median Property Taxes

±$350

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 Hillview, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

78.9%

Homeownership

2024

64.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.9% of the housing units in Hillview, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hillview, KY 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.

$68,111

Median Household Income

± $5,739

3.15k

Number of Households

± 421

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.15k households in Hillview, KY grew to $68,111 from the previous year's value of $65,732.

The following chart displays the households in Hillview, KY 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 Hillview, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.8%)
Carpooled (13.2%)
Worked At Home (11.4%)

In 2024, 73.8% of workers in Hillview, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.2%) and those who worked at home (11.4%).

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

25.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hillview, KY have a shorter commute time (25.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.33% of the workforce in Hillview, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hillview, KY (982 out of 8.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hillview, KY 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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