2020 census As of the
2020 census, Hillsdale had a population of 8,036. The median age was 30.6 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.3 males age 18 and over. 97.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 2.6% lived in rural areas. There were 3,002 households in Hillsdale, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 33.9% were married-couple households, 21.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 8,305 people, 2,970 households, and 1,686 families living in the city. The
population density was . There were 3,383 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.8%
White, 0.7%
African American, 0.4%
Native American, 0.7%
Asian, 0.3% from
other races, and 2.0% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population. There were 2,970 households, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% were
married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.2% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.03. The median age in the city was 30.2 years. 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 21.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.9% were from 25 to 44; 20.5% were from 45 to 64; and 13.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.0% male and 53.0% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 8,233 people, 3,067 households, and 1,781 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 3,274 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.5%
White, 0.6%
African American, 0.5%
Native American, 0.8%
Asian, <0.1%
Pacific Islander, 0.5% from
other races, and 1.1% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population. There were 3,067 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were
married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.01. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 21.3% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,695, and the median income for a family was $42,649. Males had a median income of $32,573 versus $22,707 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,062. About 5.5% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==