Moving to Hills, Minnesota

Population: 565. Estimated population in July 2024: 595 (+5.3% change)
Males: 264 (46.7%), Females: 301 (53.3%)

Rock County

Zip code: 56138

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.6 years
Median household income: $33,125
Median house value: $63,100

Population by Race

Races in Hills:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

Ancestries: German (33.1%), Dutch (27.6%), Norwegian (20.7%), Swedish (5.3%), Irish (3.9%), Danish (3.7%).

Elevation: 1480 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Map of Hills, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hills

  • High school or higher: 77.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hills city

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 62.2%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 13.3%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -42 (-6.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hills:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hills:

  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 27 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 62 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 78 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hills:

  • QUENTIN AANENSON FIELD (about 13 miles; LUVERNE, MN; Abbreviation: D19)
  • ROCK RAPIDS MUNI (about 15 miles; ROCK RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: RRQ)
  • CANTON MUNI (about 22 miles; CANTON, SD; Abbreviation: 7G9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hills:

  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 64 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 102 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 141 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)

Schools

Public high school in Hills:

  • HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SEC. (Students: 149; Location: 205 E. 2ND ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Private primary/middle school in Hills:

  • HILLS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 22; Location: PO BOX 27; Grades: KG – 7)