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Hill City, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Hill City is a Census city of 503 people across 1.11 square miles of land, in Aitkin County. Median household income is $37,396, 67.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $965,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hill City
What Hill City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.11 sq mi
- Water area0.24 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land452 plus or minus 107
- County holding the largest share of its areaAitkin 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.
Hill City
How many people live in Hill City
- Population503 plus or minus 119
- Median age52.1 plus or minus 15.0
- Population under 18102 plus or minus 39
- Share under 1820.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over179 plus or minus 50
- Share 65 and over35.6 percent
- Households245 plus or minus 56
- Family households155 plus or minus 46
- Share of households that are families63.3 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$37,396 plus or minus $7,918
- Per capita income$21,174
- Civilian labor force197 plus or minus 77
- Employed162 plus or minus 54
- Unemployed35 plus or minus 37
- Unemployment rate17.8 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Adults 25 and over377 plus or minus 84
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent plus or minus 28.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.9 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Hill City
- Housing units363
- Occupied units245 plus or minus 56
- Vacant units118 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate32.5 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Owner occupied166 plus or minus 54
- Renter occupied79 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate67.8 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$162,000 plus or minus $43,940
- Median gross rent, monthly$522 plus or minus $193
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Single family units168 plus or minus 52
- Share single family46.3 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Units in buildings of two or more178 plus or minus 52
- Share in buildings of two or more49.0 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Mobile homes17 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1975
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 commute157 plus or minus 53
- Commuting under 15 minutes22 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.0 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more28 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.8 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Drove alone90.7 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home3.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
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))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$965,000
- Average approval$965,000
- Median approval$965,000
- Largest approval$965,000
- Jobs supported21
- Jobs per approval21.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term261 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hill City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Hill City
Flood risk in Hill City
- NFIP communityCity of Hill City
- NFIP community number270002
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/15/82
The City of Hill City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270002 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.
Aitkin County, not Hill City
Aitkin County context, not Hill City figures
- Establishments in Aitkin County415
- Covered employment, Aitkin County4,328
- Average annual pay, Aitkin County$47,689
- Housing units permitted, Aitkin County135
Every figure in this section is published for Aitkin 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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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, Minnesota?
503, in 245 households. Hill City city covers 1.11 square miles of land, which is 452 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?
Aitkin 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?
$37,396. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $162,000. Median gross rent is $522 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?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $965,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $965,000. 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 0 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 270002, 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 Aitkin 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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