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!) Hilliard 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. Hilliard has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hilliard than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hilliard may be for you.
One downside of living in Hilliard, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.13 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Hilliard doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Hilliard has a very low overall level of education: only 9.81% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Hilliard in 2022 was $25,365, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,460 for a family of four. However, Hilliard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hilliard is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hilliard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hilliard residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hilliard include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Hilliard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
