It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Hillsville 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. Hillsville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hillsville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hillsville may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Hillsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Hillsville rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.99% of adults 25 and older in Hillsville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Hillsville in 2022 was $25,426, which is low income relative to Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,704 for a family of four. However, Hillsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Hillsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hillsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hillsville include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Hillsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
