With 8,084 people, Hillside is a city in Illinois. At a median age of 45.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Density works out to 2,552 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $246,800. The poverty rate is 6.6%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,320, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hillside
What changed most since 1990
White share85.0% → 15.7%(−69.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share6.3% → 48.5%(+42.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.5% → 23.8%(+6.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.5%(45)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.9%(28)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.7%(84)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.3%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 257 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hillside, decade by decade
Hillside population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,672
$92,832
$226,086
17.5%
33.7
2000
8,155
$92,496
$244,466
20.4%
82.4
2010
8,157
$82,744
$339,215
18.5%
84.7
2020
8,320
$67,897
$230,287
22.7%
83.1
2024
8,084
$72,320
$246,800
23.8%
78.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
