Hillsboro vs Mellott

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

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

Hillsboro has the higher population (643 vs 198 in Mellott). Mellott has the higher median household income ($84,792 vs $67,750 in Hillsboro). Mellott has the higher median home value ($152,800 vs $93,100 in Hillsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsboro	Mellott
Population	643	198
Median age	30.1 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$67,750	$84,792
Median home value	$93,100	$152,800
Median gross rent	$1,038	$480
Housing units	247	80
Homeownership rate	81.2%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsboro	Mellott
Population	527 → 643 (+22.0%)	140 → 198 (+41.4%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $67,750 (+33.8%)	$45,000 → $84,792 (+88.4%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $93,100 (+24.1%)	$77,500 → $152,800 (+97.2%)
Median gross rent	$896 → $1,038 (+15.8%)	$585 → $480 (-17.9%)

Hillsboro

Population

527643

Median household income

$50,625$67,750

Median home value

$75,000$93,100

Median gross rent

$896$1,038

Mellott

Population

140198

Median household income

$45,000$84,792

Median home value

$77,500$152,800

Median gross rent

$585$480

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsboro	Mellott
Under 5	8.7%	9.1%
5 to 17	20.2%	21.2%
18 to 24	11.5%	1.5%
25 to 34	17.9%	15.7%
35 to 44	5.8%	26.8%
45 to 54	9.3%	1.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	9.1%
65 to 74	7.2%	7.1%
75 and over	5.4%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsboro	Mellott
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	90.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsboro	Mellott
No high school diploma	14.4%	15.6%
High school graduate	54.0%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsboro	Mellott
Drove alone	77.6%	87.8%
Carpooled	10.8%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsboro	Mellott
1-unit, detached	87.4%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	31.3%

Poverty & households

	Hillsboro	Mellott
Poverty rate	11.0%	11.6%
Average household size	2.75	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1938	1965