About Hilshire Village

Hilshire Village is a tiny city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 722 people and just one neighborhood, Hilshire Village is the 755th largest community in Texas.

Hilshire Village is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 96.44% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hilshire Village is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hilshire Village who work in sales jobs (17.53%), management occupations (16.44%), and legal occupations (12.05%).

In addition, Hilshire Village is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Hilshire Village is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Hilshire Village's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Hilshire Village is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Hilshire Village isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.74% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Being a small city, Hilshire Village does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Hilshire Village Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Hilshire Village. 60.49% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Hilshire Village in 2000 was $66,620, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $266,480 for a family of four. However, Hilshire Village contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Hilshire Village home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hilshire Village is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hilshire Village include German, English, Irish, Italian, Scottish, Czech, and French.

The most common language spoken in Hilshire Village is English. Some people also speak Spanish.