Gratiot County vs Hillsdale County

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

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

Hillsdale County has the higher population (45,658 vs 41,478 in Gratiot County). Gratiot County has the higher median household income ($61,128 vs $60,869 in Hillsdale County). Hillsdale County has the higher median home value ($170,500 vs $136,800 in Gratiot County).

Population, income & housing

	Gratiot County	Hillsdale County
Population	41,478	45,658
Median age	39.7 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,128	$60,869
Median home value	$136,800	$170,500
Median gross rent	$808	$801
Housing units	16,051	21,490
Homeownership rate	78.9%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gratiot County	Hillsdale County
Population	40,916 → 41,478 (+1.4%)	45,757 → 45,658 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$47,848 → $61,128 (+27.8%)	$49,622 → $60,869 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$95,400 → $136,800 (+43.4%)	$120,100 → $170,500 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $808 (+17.6%)	$703 → $801 (+13.9%)

Gratiot County

Population

40,91641,478

Median household income

$47,848$61,128

Median home value

$95,400$136,800

Median gross rent

$687$808

Hillsdale County

Population

45,75745,658

Median household income

$49,622$60,869

Median home value

$120,100$170,500

Median gross rent

$703$801

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gratiot County	Hillsdale County
Under 5	4.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.6%	16.1%
18 to 24	11.7%	9.4%
25 to 34	13.0%	10.5%
35 to 44	13.3%	10.8%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.9%	12.8%
75 and over	7.6%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gratiot County	Hillsdale County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	92.8%
Black or African American	5.4%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gratiot County	Hillsdale County
No high school diploma	8.1%	9.5%
High school graduate	40.2%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gratiot County	Hillsdale County
Drove alone	81.9%	77.1%
Carpooled	5.8%	8.6%
Public transit	0.6%	0.2%
Walked	3.5%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.1%	7.9%
Other means	0.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gratiot County	Hillsdale County
1-unit, detached	77.9%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	3.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Gratiot County	Hillsdale County
Poverty rate	14.3%	15.5%
Average household size	2.45	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1966	1970