Hill City

Population: 1,536
Median household income: $49,899
Median home value: $89,300

Hill City is a community in Graham County, Kansas, home to 1,536 residents. The median household income of $49,899 is below the Graham County median ($52,909).

Between 2019 and 2023, Hill City's population declined 5.7% from 1,629 to 1,536, while its median home value rose 10.8% from $80,600 to $89,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 86.3% of the population. 84.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,536
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $49,899
Median home value: $89,300
Median gross rent: $729
Housing units: 826
Homeownership rate: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6291,536

Median household income

$42,206$49,899

Median home value

$80,600$89,300

Median gross rent

$605$729

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,629	$42,206	$80,600	$605
2020	1,808	$36,469	$84,800	$631
2021	1,640	$39,495	$84,100	$638
2022	1,593	$43,750	$88,400	$698
2023	1,536	$49,899	$89,300	$729

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	89	5.8%
5 to 17	294	19.1%
18 to 24	139	9.0%
25 to 34	145	9.4%
35 to 44	243	15.8%
45 to 54	133	8.7%
55 to 64	171	11.1%
65 to 74	187	12.2%
75 and over	135	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,325	86.3%
Black or African American	41	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	28	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	61	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	81	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's39.9%

Bachelor's degree16.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	52	5.1%
High school graduate	288	28.4%
Some college or associate's	405	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	165	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	104	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 9 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	644	84.1%
Carpooled	26	3.4%
Public transit	3	0.4%
Walked	14	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	60	7.8%
Other means	19	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	572	81.0%
15 to 29 min	66	9.3%
30 to 44 min	51	7.2%
45 to 59 min	6	0.8%
60+ min	11	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 15.4% (231 of 1,501)

	Count	Share
Family households	418	57.5%
Nonfamily households	309	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	727	88.0%
Vacant	99	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	518	71.3%
Renter-occupied	209	28.7%

1-unit, detached84.7%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	700	84.7%
1-unit, attached	24	2.9%
2 to 4 units	52	6.3%
5 to 19 units	23	2.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2032175
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.68 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.3687, -99.8405