Hillsboro

Population: 482
Median household income: $59,359
Median home value: $177,000

Hillsboro, a community in Lawrence County, Alabama, has 482 residents. At $59,359, its median household income sits in line with Lawrence County's $60,040.

From 2019 to 2023, Hillsboro's population declined 18.7% from 593 to 482, while its median home value rose 38.6% from $127,700 to $177,000.

Owners occupy 74.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 53.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 482
Median age: 53.4 yrs
Median household income: $59,359
Median home value: $177,000
Median gross rent: $679
Housing units: 243
Homeownership rate: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

593482

Median household income

$51,500$59,359

Median home value

$127,700$177,000

Median gross rent

$850$679

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	593	$51,500	$127,700	$850
2020	590	$51,494	$140,000	—
2021	678	$52,035	$143,200	—
2022	559	$60,917	$153,700	$629
2023	482	$59,359	$177,000	$679

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.6%

5 to 174.8%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5425.3%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3	0.6%
5 to 17	23	4.8%
18 to 24	27	5.6%
25 to 34	40	8.3%
35 to 44	66	13.7%
45 to 54	122	25.3%
55 to 64	88	18.3%
65 to 74	73	15.1%
75 and over	40	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32	6.6%
Black or African American	424	88.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.8%
Two or more races	22	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate33.1%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	69	16.1%
High school graduate	142	33.1%
Some college or associate's	144	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	57	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone87.5%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	258	87.5%
Carpooled	34	11.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14	4.8%
15 to 29 min	114	39.0%
30 to 44 min	118	40.4%
45 to 59 min	43	14.7%
60+ min	3	1.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 7.3% (35 of 482)

	Count	Share
Family households	140	67.3%
Nonfamily households	68	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	208	85.6%
Vacant	35	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	154	74.0%
Renter-occupied	54	26.0%

1-unit, detached96.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	235	96.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0134816
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.88 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.6426, -87.1785