Hillsdale vs Universal

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

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

Universal has the higher population (273 vs 195 in Hillsdale). Hillsdale has the higher median household income ($64,091 vs $63,250 in Universal). Hillsdale has the higher median home value ($137,100 vs $70,500 in Universal).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsdale	Universal
Population	195	273
Median age	41.3 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,091	$63,250
Median home value	$137,100	$70,500
Median gross rent	—	$575
Housing units	78	127
Homeownership rate	87.2%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsdale	Universal
Population	139 → 195 (+40.3%)	325 → 273 (-16.0%)
Median household income	$83,375 → $64,091 (-23.1%)	$47,500 → $63,250 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$96,800 → $137,100 (+41.6%)	$56,100 → $70,500 (+25.7%)

Hillsdale

Population

139195

Median household income

$83,375$64,091

Median home value

$96,800$137,100

Universal

Population

325273

Median household income

$47,500$63,250

Median home value

$56,100$70,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsdale	Universal
Under 5	13.3%	12.1%
5 to 17	12.8%	19.4%
18 to 24	6.7%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.8%	9.9%
35 to 44	16.9%	13.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.2%
55 to 64	28.2%	16.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	8.8%
75 and over	0.0%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsdale	Universal
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.8%
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%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsdale	Universal
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.2%
High school graduate	20.6%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	47.3%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsdale	Universal
Drove alone	100.0%	89.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsdale	Universal
1-unit, detached	87.2%	96.1%
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	12.8%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Hillsdale	Universal
Poverty rate	0.0%	14.7%
Average household size	2.50	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	59	32
Median year structure built	1938	1951