Hillsdale vs Velda Village Hills

A side-by-side comparison of Hillsdale and Velda Village Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

Hillsdale and Velda Village Hills are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hillsdale has the higher population (922 vs 771 in Velda Village Hills). Velda Village Hills has the higher median household income ($45,313 vs $39,722 in Hillsdale). Hillsdale has the higher median home value ($51,700 vs $50,700 in Velda Village Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsdale	Velda Village Hills
Population	922	771
Median age	26.6 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$39,722	$45,313
Median home value	$51,700	$50,700
Median gross rent	$1,071	$1,089
Housing units	526	439
Homeownership rate	27.9%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.0%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	14.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsdale	Velda Village Hills
Population	1,288 → 922 (-28.4%)	876 → 771 (-12.0%)
Median household income	$27,031 → $39,722 (+46.9%)	$38,750 → $45,313 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$60,500 → $51,700 (-14.5%)	$51,900 → $50,700 (-2.3%)
Median gross rent	$930 → $1,071 (+15.2%)	$956 → $1,089 (+13.9%)

Hillsdale

Population

1,288922

Median household income

$27,031$39,722

Median home value

$60,500$51,700

Median gross rent

$930$1,071

Velda Village Hills

Population

876771

Median household income

$38,750$45,313

Median home value

$51,900$50,700

Median gross rent

$956$1,089

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsdale	Velda Village Hills
Under 5	15.3%	9.7%
5 to 17	16.4%	10.0%
18 to 24	13.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	18.7%	10.4%
35 to 44	7.7%	8.2%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.9%
55 to 64	8.4%	22.8%
65 to 74	4.0%	12.5%
75 and over	3.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsdale	Velda Village Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.4%
Black or African American	97.9%	97.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsdale	Velda Village Hills
No high school diploma	12.5%	5.5%
High school graduate	52.8%	52.9%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsdale	Velda Village Hills
Drove alone	76.8%	64.0%
Carpooled	4.0%	0.6%
Public transit	13.3%	3.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	24.3%
Other means	0.0%	8.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsdale	Velda Village Hills
1-unit, detached	88.0%	93.8%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Hillsdale	Velda Village Hills
Poverty rate	27.3%	12.7%
Average household size	2.52	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1949	1940