Hillsdale vs Reading

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

Hillsdale and Reading 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 1,241 in Reading). Reading has the higher median household income ($48,804 vs $47,817 in Hillsdale). Hillsdale has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $103,300 in Reading).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsdale	Reading
Population	8,013	1,241
Median age	30.1 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,817	$48,804
Median home value	$131,300	$103,300
Median gross rent	$801	$741
Housing units	3,153	416
Homeownership rate	50.9%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsdale	Reading
Population	8,097 → 8,013 (-1.0%)	998 → 1,241 (+24.3%)
Median household income	$38,189 → $47,817 (+25.2%)	$47,721 → $48,804 (+2.3%)
Median home value	$91,300 → $131,300 (+43.8%)	$76,000 → $103,300 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $801 (+25.9%)	$781 → $741 (-5.1%)

Hillsdale

Population

8,0978,013

Median household income

$38,189$47,817

Median home value

$91,300$131,300

Median gross rent

$636$801

Reading

Population

9981,241

Median household income

$47,721$48,804

Median home value

$76,000$103,300

Median gross rent

$781$741

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsdale	Reading
Under 5	3.5%	11.0%
5 to 17	16.4%	25.0%
18 to 24	25.2%	8.3%
25 to 34	9.6%	7.3%
35 to 44	12.6%	15.5%
45 to 54	9.0%	8.0%
55 to 64	9.9%	13.6%
65 to 74	6.3%	8.2%
75 and over	7.6%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsdale	Reading
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	97.5%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsdale	Reading
No high school diploma	6.4%	19.8%
High school graduate	40.5%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsdale	Reading
Drove alone	63.7%	71.5%
Carpooled	9.1%	11.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.6%
Walked	16.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	11.7%
Other means	1.6%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsdale	Reading
1-unit, detached	60.6%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	8.2%
20 or more units	12.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Hillsdale	Reading
Poverty rate	21.2%	43.2%
Average household size	2.38	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	16	20
Median year structure built	1952	1940