Hillsboro vs Wayland

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

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

Wayland has the higher population (1,140 vs 159 in Hillsboro). Wayland has the higher median household income ($67,000 vs $43,125 in Hillsboro). Wayland has the higher median home value ($122,200 vs $47,800 in Hillsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsboro	Wayland
Population	159	1,140
Median age	35.4 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$43,125	$67,000
Median home value	$47,800	$122,200
Median gross rent	$1,063	$693
Housing units	87	438
Homeownership rate	69.1%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsboro	Wayland
Population	202 → 159 (-21.3%)	1,066 → 1,140 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$32,708 → $43,125 (+31.8%)	$54,167 → $67,000 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$33,800 → $47,800 (+41.4%)	$91,000 → $122,200 (+34.3%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $1,063 (+63.5%)	$514 → $693 (+34.8%)

Hillsboro

Population

202159

Median household income

$32,708$43,125

Median home value

$33,800$47,800

Median gross rent

$650$1,063

Wayland

Population

1,0661,140

Median household income

$54,167$67,000

Median home value

$91,000$122,200

Median gross rent

$514$693

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsboro	Wayland
Under 5	10.7%	4.3%
5 to 17	14.5%	13.1%
18 to 24	13.2%	6.1%
25 to 34	10.7%	8.0%
35 to 44	17.6%	17.2%
45 to 54	6.3%	16.6%
55 to 64	11.9%	15.7%
65 to 74	7.5%	8.2%
75 and over	7.5%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsboro	Wayland
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsboro	Wayland
No high school diploma	7.1%	3.2%
High school graduate	44.9%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	44.9%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsboro	Wayland
Drove alone	90.6%	83.4%
Carpooled	9.4%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsboro	Wayland
1-unit, detached	83.9%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	11.5%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Hillsboro	Wayland
Poverty rate	23.9%	6.6%
Average household size	2.89	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	35	24
Median year structure built	1938	1956