Hillsboro vs Rome

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

Hillsboro and Rome 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 77 in Rome). Hillsboro has the higher median household income ($43,125 vs $29,531 in Rome). Rome has the higher median home value ($61,300 vs $47,800 in Hillsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsboro	Rome
Population	159	77
Median age	35.4 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,125	$29,531
Median home value	$47,800	$61,300
Median gross rent	$1,063	$1,021
Housing units	87	47
Homeownership rate	69.1%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	1.9%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsboro	Rome
Population	202 → 159 (-21.3%)	101 → 77 (-23.8%)
Median household income	$32,708 → $43,125 (+31.8%)	$35,625 → $29,531 (-17.1%)
Median home value	$33,800 → $47,800 (+41.4%)	$21,900 → $61,300 (+179.9%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $1,063 (+63.5%)	$900 → $1,021 (+13.4%)

Hillsboro

Population

202159

Median household income

$32,708$43,125

Median home value

$33,800$47,800

Median gross rent

$650$1,063

Rome

Population

10177

Median household income

$35,625$29,531

Median home value

$21,900$61,300

Median gross rent

$900$1,021

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsboro	Rome
Under 5	10.7%	3.9%
5 to 17	14.5%	19.5%
18 to 24	13.2%	7.8%
25 to 34	10.7%	13.0%
35 to 44	17.6%	7.8%
45 to 54	6.3%	22.1%
55 to 64	11.9%	19.5%
65 to 74	7.5%	6.5%
75 and over	7.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsboro	Rome
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	87.0%
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%	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsboro	Rome
No high school diploma	7.1%	15.1%
High school graduate	44.9%	67.9%
Some college or associate's	44.9%	15.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsboro	Rome
Drove alone	90.6%	82.0%
Carpooled	9.4%	18.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsboro	Rome
1-unit, detached	83.9%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.5%	36.2%

Poverty & households

	Hillsboro	Rome
Poverty rate	23.9%	19.5%
Average household size	2.89	1.79
Mean commute (minutes)	35	18
Median year structure built	1938	1976