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Hill City, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Hill City is a Census city of 1,511 people across 1.68 square miles of land, in Graham County. Median household income is $48,512, 68.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $463,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hill City
What Hill City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.68 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land899
- County holding the largest share of its areaGraham County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Hill City
- Population1,511
- Median age39.8
- Population under 18348
- Share under 1823.0 percent
- Population 65 and over343
- Share 65 and over22.7 percent
- Households748
- Family households437
- Share of households that are families58.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Hill City
- Median household income$48,512
- Per capita income$33,256
- Civilian labor force819
- Employed764
- Unemployed55 plus or minus 37
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over1,001
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Hill City
- Housing units817
- Occupied units748
- Vacant units69 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate8.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Owner occupied513
- Renter occupied235 plus or minus 63
- Ownership rate68.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$92,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$735
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent
- Single family units704
- Share single family86.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more90 plus or minus 44
- Share in buildings of two or more11.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Hill City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute704
- Commuting under 15 minutes583
- Share commuting under 15 minutes82.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more48 plus or minus 31
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more6.8 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Drove alone84.0 percent
- Carpooled5.0 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home5.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Hill City (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$463,700
- Average approval$154,567
- Median approval$103,500
- Largest approval$349,700
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval3.3
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hill City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Hill City
- NFIP communityCity of Hill City
- NFIP community number200115
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
The City of Hill City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200115 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Graham County, not Hill City
Graham County context, not Hill City figures
- Establishments in Graham County91
- Covered employment, Graham County876
- Average annual pay, Graham County$44,969
- Housing units permitted, Graham County0
Every figure in this section is published for Graham County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hill City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hill City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hill City, Kansas?
1,511, in 748 households. Hill City city covers 1.68 square miles of land, which is 899 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hill City in?
Graham County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hill City?
$48,512. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $92,800. Median gross rent is $735 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hill City businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $463,700 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $103,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hill City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hill City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hill City. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hill City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hill City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hill City, city of, community 200115, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hill City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Graham County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hill City.
Is zoning published for Hill City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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