Hill City, SD Population

Overview

626

Total Population

41.3

Median age

42.81%

Female population %

133.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

51.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

84

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hill City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hill City is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hill City's population under 18 was 26.36%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hill City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hill City, 18.53% were under the age of 15, 22.20% aged 15 to 29, 43.93% aged 30 to 64, 13.58% aged 65 to 84, and 1.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 90 less females than males in Hill City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 42.81% females and 57.19% males in Hill City, SD.
The Hill City, SD gender ratio is 133.6:100 i.e. 133.6 men to 100 women (1.336).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 52.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 54.

Hill City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Hill City population: 70.93% are White, 6.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.83% are some other race and 15.18% are multiracial.
Hill City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 84 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 542 (86.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hill City is White with a population of 444 (70.93% of the total population).

Hill City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,059 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Hill City's population increased by 135 (16.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hill City's population decreased by 84 (8.71%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hill City's population was lowest in year 2000 at 829.