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Hill City, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Hill City is a Census city of 834 people across 1.31 square miles of land, in Pennington County. Median household income is $95,385, 73.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $968,100 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hill City
What Hill City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.31 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land636 plus or minus 174
- County holding the largest share of its areaPennington 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
- Population834 plus or minus 228
- Median age34.2 plus or minus 12.1
- Population under 18267 plus or minus 84
- Share under 1832.0 percent
- Population 65 and over95 plus or minus 50
- Share 65 and over11.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Households280 plus or minus 68
- Family households221 plus or minus 62
- Share of households that are families78.9 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$95,385
- Per capita income$30,756
- Civilian labor force452 plus or minus 147
- Employed452 plus or minus 147
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over522 plus or minus 139
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.1 percent plus or minus 34.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.7 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.5 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Hill City
- Housing units373 plus or minus 76
- Occupied units280 plus or minus 68
- Vacant units93 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate24.9 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Owner occupied207 plus or minus 63
- Renter occupied73 plus or minus 34
- Ownership rate73.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$286,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,345 plus or minus $293
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units283 plus or minus 68
- Share single family75.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more31 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more8.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes59 plus or minus 30
- Median year structure built1993
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 commute393 plus or minus 129
- Commuting under 15 minutes195 plus or minus 87
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.6 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more124 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.6 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Drove alone76.7 percent
- Carpooled2.8 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked11.7 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Worked from home8.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
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))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$968,100
- Average approval$193,620
- Median approval$55,000
- Largest approval$762,500
- Jobs supported46
- Jobs per approval9.2
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hill City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 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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SBA loans in Hill City (504)
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$6,921,000
- Average approval$865,125
- Median approval$483,500
- Largest approval$2,244,000
- Jobs supported68
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hill City, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 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 number460116
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/03/13
The City of Hill City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460116 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.
Pennington County, not Hill City
Pennington County context, not Hill City figures
- Establishments in Pennington County4,137
- Covered employment, Pennington County62,114
- Average annual pay, Pennington County$57,286
- Housing units permitted, Pennington County1,183
Every figure in this section is published for Pennington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hill City.
All Pennington County figures →
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, South Dakota?
834, in 280 households. Hill City city covers 1.31 square miles of land, which is 636 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?
Pennington 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?
$95,385. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $286,200. Median gross rent is $1,345 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?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $968,100 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $55,000, plus 8 504 approvals worth $6.9 m since FY2010. 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 4 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 460116, 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 Pennington 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.