Hill City is a tiny city located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 872 people and just one neighborhood, Hill City is the 99th largest community in South Dakota.
Hill City real estate is some of the most expensive in South Dakota, although Hill City house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Hill City is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hill City is a city of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hill City who work in management occupations (16.05%), healthcare (11.71%), and food service (10.03%).
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Hill City has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.
A relatively large number of people in Hill City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.27% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hill City has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hill City has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hill City than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hill City may be for you.
Hill City is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Hill City isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.71% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Hill City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Hill City is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.20% of adults in Hill City have a college degree.
The per capita income in Hill City in 2018 was $32,520, which is upper middle income relative to South Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,080 for a family of four. However, Hill City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hill City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hill City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hill City residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Hill City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.97% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hill City include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Hill City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to SD* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Hill City Elementary 02 School
341 Main St Hill City, SD 57745 |
PK-05 | ||
Hill City High School 01
488 Main St Hill City, SD 57745 |
09-12 | ||
Hill City Middle School 04
341 Main St Hill City, SD 57745 |
06-08 | ||
Southwest Middle School 38
4501 Park Dr Rapid City, SD 57702 |
06-08 | ||
Stevens High School 42
4215 Raider Rd Rapid City, SD 57702 |
09-12 | ||
South Canyon Elementary 15 School
218 Nordbye Ln Rapid City, SD 57702 |
KG-05 | ||
Woodrow Wilson Elementary 17 School
827 Franklin St Rapid City, SD 57701 |
KG-05 | ||
Corral Drive Elementary 21 School
3736 Corral Dr Rapid City, SD 57702 |
KG-05 | ||
Pinedale Elementary 11 School
4901 W Chicago St Rapid City, SD 57702 |
KG-05 | ||
West Middle School 37
1003 Soo San Dr Rapid City, SD 57702 |
06-08 | ||
* 10 is highest |
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SEE ALL SCHOOLSEthnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 53.6% | 38.8% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 51.2% | 32.4% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 2.4% | 6.4% |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 27.0% | 38.8% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 22.6% | 32.4% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 4.4% | 6.4% |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 25.7% | 38.8% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 19.3% | 32.4% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 6.4% | 6.4% |
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