Hillsboro vs Swedesburg

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

Hillsboro and Swedesburg 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 87 in Swedesburg). Swedesburg has the higher median household income ($72,083 vs $43,125 in Hillsboro). Swedesburg has the higher median home value ($170,800 vs $47,800 in Hillsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsboro	Swedesburg
Population	159	87
Median age	35.4 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$43,125	$72,083
Median home value	$47,800	$170,800
Median gross rent	$1,063	—
Housing units	87	27
Homeownership rate	69.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	42.6%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsboro	Swedesburg
Population	202 → 159 (-21.3%)	175 → 87 (-50.3%)
Median household income	$32,708 → $43,125 (+31.8%)	—
Median home value	$33,800 → $47,800 (+41.4%)	$63,200 → $170,800 (+170.3%)
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

Swedesburg

Population

17587

Median home value

$63,200$170,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsboro	Swedesburg
Under 5	10.7%	6.9%
5 to 17	14.5%	29.9%
18 to 24	13.2%	9.2%
25 to 34	10.7%	8.0%
35 to 44	17.6%	8.0%
45 to 54	6.3%	31.0%
55 to 64	11.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	7.5%	0.0%
75 and over	7.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsboro	Swedesburg
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	Swedesburg
No high school diploma	7.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	44.9%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	44.9%	57.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	42.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsboro	Swedesburg
Drove alone	90.6%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsboro	Swedesburg
1-unit, detached	83.9%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hillsboro	Swedesburg
Poverty rate	23.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.89	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	35	35
Median year structure built	1938	1938