Hillsboro vs Raymond

A side-by-side comparison of Hillsboro and Raymond: population, income, housing, and more.

Hillsboro and Raymond are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hillsboro has the higher population (5,693 vs 1,065 in Raymond). Raymond has the higher median household income ($64,063 vs $48,158 in Hillsboro). Raymond has the higher median home value ($96,600 vs $95,800 in Hillsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsboro	Raymond
Population	5,693	1,065
Median age	41.0 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,158	$64,063
Median home value	$95,800	$96,600
Median gross rent	$841	$833
Housing units	1,890	443
Homeownership rate	72.7%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsboro	Raymond
Population	6,402 → 5,693 (-11.1%)	968 → 1,065 (+10.0%)
Median household income	$53,346 → $48,158 (-9.7%)	$52,895 → $64,063 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$90,200 → $95,800 (+6.2%)	$80,600 → $96,600 (+19.9%)
Median gross rent	$661 → $841 (+27.2%)	$761 → $833 (+9.5%)

Hillsboro

Population

6,4025,693

Median household income

$53,346$48,158

Median home value

$90,200$95,800

Median gross rent

$661$841

Raymond

Population

9681,065

Median household income

$52,895$64,063

Median home value

$80,600$96,600

Median gross rent

$761$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsboro	Raymond
Under 5	3.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	12.5%	21.3%
18 to 24	5.8%	11.1%
25 to 34	16.8%	10.3%
35 to 44	17.8%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.8%
55 to 64	16.1%	13.2%
65 to 74	9.1%	9.5%
75 and over	6.7%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsboro	Raymond
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	91.3%
Black or African American	11.7%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsboro	Raymond
No high school diploma	16.1%	3.3%
High school graduate	34.4%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsboro	Raymond
Drove alone	80.6%	82.5%
Carpooled	4.7%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.5%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	10.0%
Other means	3.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsboro	Raymond
1-unit, detached	82.5%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Hillsboro	Raymond
Poverty rate	15.8%	21.0%
Average household size	2.19	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1962	1963