Hillsdale County vs Tuscola County

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

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

Tuscola County has the higher population (53,071 vs 45,658 in Hillsdale County). Tuscola County has the higher median household income ($62,847 vs $60,869 in Hillsdale County). Hillsdale County has the higher median home value ($170,500 vs $136,900 in Tuscola County).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsdale County	Tuscola County
Population	45,658	53,071
Median age	42.8 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,869	$62,847
Median home value	$170,500	$136,900
Median gross rent	$801	$796
Housing units	21,490	24,005
Homeownership rate	81.0%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsdale County	Tuscola County
Population	45,757 → 45,658 (-0.2%)	52,939 → 53,071 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$49,622 → $60,869 (+22.7%)	$49,988 → $62,847 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$120,100 → $170,500 (+42.0%)	$104,000 → $136,900 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $801 (+13.9%)	$715 → $796 (+11.3%)

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

Tuscola County

Population

52,93953,071

Median household income

$49,988$62,847

Median home value

$104,000$136,900

Median gross rent

$715$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsdale County	Tuscola County
Under 5	5.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.1%	15.3%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.0%
25 to 34	10.5%	11.5%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.9%	15.8%
65 to 74	12.8%	12.8%
75 and over	7.9%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsdale County	Tuscola County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsdale County	Tuscola County
No high school diploma	9.5%	7.8%
High school graduate	40.6%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsdale County	Tuscola County
Drove alone	77.1%	83.1%
Carpooled	8.6%	9.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	4.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.9%	4.9%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsdale County	Tuscola County
1-unit, detached	82.2%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	2.1%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Hillsdale County	Tuscola County
Poverty rate	15.5%	12.6%
Average household size	2.47	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1970	1970