Hillsdale vs Pittsford

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

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

Hillsdale has the higher population (8,013 vs 711 in Pittsford). Hillsdale has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $111,700 in Pittsford). Since 2019, Pittsford's population has grown faster (+31.2% vs -1.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsdale	Pittsford
Population	8,013	711
Median age	30.1 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$47,817	—
Median home value	$131,300	$111,700
Median gross rent	$801	$946
Housing units	3,153	317
Homeownership rate	50.9%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsdale	Pittsford
Population	8,097 → 8,013 (-1.0%)	542 → 711 (+31.2%)
Median household income	$38,189 → $47,817 (+25.2%)	$29,366 → $45,294 (+54.2%)
Median home value	$91,300 → $131,300 (+43.8%)	$52,200 → $111,700 (+114.0%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $801 (+25.9%)	$769 → $946 (+23.0%)

Hillsdale

Population

8,0978,013

Median household income

$38,189$47,817

Median home value

$91,300$131,300

Median gross rent

$636$801

Pittsford

Population

542711

Median household income

$29,366$45,294

Median home value

$52,200$111,700

Median gross rent

$769$946

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsdale	Pittsford
Under 5	3.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.4%	7.9%
18 to 24	25.2%	5.2%
25 to 34	9.6%	41.2%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.4%
45 to 54	9.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	9.9%	4.8%
65 to 74	6.3%	6.5%
75 and over	7.6%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsdale	Pittsford
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsdale	Pittsford
No high school diploma	6.4%	2.6%
High school graduate	40.5%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsdale	Pittsford
Drove alone	63.7%	75.6%
Carpooled	9.1%	22.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	16.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	2.3%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsdale	Pittsford
1-unit, detached	60.6%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	25.6%

Poverty & households

	Hillsdale	Pittsford
Poverty rate	21.2%	26.7%
Average household size	2.38	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1952	1990