Hillsboro vs Mount Union

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

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

Hillsboro has the higher population (159 vs 111 in Mount Union). Mount Union has the higher median household income ($48,250 vs $43,125 in Hillsboro). Mount Union has the higher median home value ($84,500 vs $47,800 in Hillsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsboro	Mount Union
Population	159	111
Median age	35.4 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$43,125	$48,250
Median home value	$47,800	$84,500
Median gross rent	$1,063	—
Housing units	87	47
Homeownership rate	69.1%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsboro	Mount Union
Population	202 → 159 (-21.3%)	153 → 111 (-27.5%)
Median household income	$32,708 → $43,125 (+31.8%)	$38,542 → $48,250 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$33,800 → $47,800 (+41.4%)	$72,800 → $84,500 (+16.1%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $1,063 (+63.5%)	—

Hillsboro

Population

202159

Median household income

$32,708$43,125

Median home value

$33,800$47,800

Median gross rent

$650$1,063

Mount Union

Population

153111

Median household income

$38,542$48,250

Median home value

$72,800$84,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsboro	Mount Union
Under 5	10.7%	1.8%
5 to 17	14.5%	32.4%
18 to 24	13.2%	4.5%
25 to 34	10.7%	3.6%
35 to 44	17.6%	18.0%
45 to 54	6.3%	9.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	8.1%
65 to 74	7.5%	13.5%
75 and over	7.5%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsboro	Mount Union
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsboro	Mount Union
No high school diploma	7.1%	5.9%
High school graduate	44.9%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	44.9%	45.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsboro	Mount Union
Drove alone	90.6%	86.5%
Carpooled	9.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsboro	Mount Union
1-unit, detached	83.9%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.5%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Hillsboro	Mount Union
Poverty rate	23.9%	9.9%
Average household size	2.89	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	35	—
Median year structure built	1938	1973