Hillman is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 654 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hillman is the 543rd largest community in Michigan.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hillman is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hillman is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hillman who work in office and administrative support (15.67%), healthcare suport services (13.81%), and healthcare (11.94%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.57% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The overall crime rate in Hillman is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hillman has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hillman a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.59 minutes getting to work every day. Being a small village, Hillman does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Hillman with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.46% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Hillman in 2022 was $23,345, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,380 for a family of four. However, Hillman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Hillman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hillman residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Hillman include German, Polish, English, Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Hillman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
