Dana vs Hillsdale

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

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

Dana has the higher population (650 vs 195 in Hillsdale). Hillsdale has the higher median household income ($64,091 vs $53,005 in Dana). Hillsdale has the higher median home value ($137,100 vs $53,900 in Dana).

Population, income & housing

	Dana	Hillsdale
Population	650	195
Median age	33.5 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,005	$64,091
Median home value	$53,900	$137,100
Median gross rent	$759	—
Housing units	363	78
Homeownership rate	79.3%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dana	Hillsdale
Population	586 → 650 (+10.9%)	139 → 195 (+40.3%)
Median household income	$48,333 → $53,005 (+9.7%)	$83,375 → $64,091 (-23.1%)
Median home value	$56,600 → $53,900 (-4.8%)	$96,800 → $137,100 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $759 (+12.6%)	—

Dana

Population

586650

Median household income

$48,333$53,005

Median home value

$56,600$53,900

Median gross rent

$674$759

Hillsdale

Population

139195

Median household income

$83,375$64,091

Median home value

$96,800$137,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dana	Hillsdale
Under 5	5.4%	13.3%
5 to 17	15.4%	12.8%
18 to 24	11.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	19.1%	12.8%
35 to 44	9.1%	16.9%
45 to 54	6.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	19.4%	28.2%
65 to 74	6.9%	9.2%
75 and over	6.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dana	Hillsdale
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	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	2.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dana	Hillsdale
No high school diploma	7.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	54.0%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	47.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dana	Hillsdale
Drove alone	96.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	2.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dana	Hillsdale
1-unit, detached	82.6%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Dana	Hillsdale
Poverty rate	15.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.13	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	32	59
Median year structure built	1938	1938