Blanford vs Hillsdale

A side-by-side comparison of Blanford and Hillsdale: population, income, housing, and more.

Blanford and Hillsdale are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hillsdale has the higher population (195 vs 154 in Blanford). Since 2019, Hillsdale's population has grown faster (+40.3% vs -31.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Blanford	Hillsdale
Population	154	195
Median age	15.3 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$64,091
Median home value	—	$137,100
Housing units	38	78
Homeownership rate	100.0%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blanford	Hillsdale
Population	226 → 154 (-31.9%)	139 → 195 (+40.3%)
Median household income	$56,375 → $31,141 (-44.8%)	$83,375 → $64,091 (-23.1%)
Median home value	$48,000 → $34,000 (-29.2%)	$96,800 → $137,100 (+41.6%)

Blanford

Population

226154

Median household income

$56,375$31,141

Median home value

$48,000$34,000

Hillsdale

Population

139195

Median household income

$83,375$64,091

Median home value

$96,800$137,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blanford	Hillsdale
Under 5	10.4%	13.3%
5 to 17	47.4%	12.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	21.4%	12.8%
35 to 44	12.3%	16.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	28.2%
65 to 74	8.4%	9.2%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blanford	Hillsdale
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blanford	Hillsdale
No high school diploma	12.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	20.0%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	67.7%	47.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blanford	Hillsdale
Drove alone	63.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	36.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blanford	Hillsdale
1-unit, detached	34.2%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	65.8%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Blanford	Hillsdale
Poverty rate	41.6%	0.0%
Average household size	4.05	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	—	59
Median year structure built	—	1938