Hillsboro vs Westwood

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

Hillsboro and Westwood 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 104 in Westwood). Westwood has the higher median household income ($117,083 vs $43,125 in Hillsboro). Westwood has the higher median home value ($258,900 vs $47,800 in Hillsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsboro	Westwood
Population	159	104
Median age	35.4 yrs	54.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,125	$117,083
Median home value	$47,800	$258,900
Median gross rent	$1,063	—
Housing units	87	49
Homeownership rate	69.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	43.5%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsboro	Westwood
Population	202 → 159 (-21.3%)	97 → 104 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$32,708 → $43,125 (+31.8%)	$95,833 → $117,083 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$33,800 → $47,800 (+41.4%)	$207,500 → $258,900 (+24.8%)
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

Westwood

Population

97104

Median household income

$95,833$117,083

Median home value

$207,500$258,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsboro	Westwood
Under 5	10.7%	1.9%
5 to 17	14.5%	12.5%
18 to 24	13.2%	3.8%
25 to 34	10.7%	4.8%
35 to 44	17.6%	13.5%
45 to 54	6.3%	15.4%
55 to 64	11.9%	28.8%
65 to 74	7.5%	11.5%
75 and over	7.5%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsboro	Westwood
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	Westwood
No high school diploma	7.1%	2.4%
High school graduate	44.9%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	44.9%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	24.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsboro	Westwood
Drove alone	90.6%	76.1%
Carpooled	9.4%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	14.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsboro	Westwood
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	Westwood
Poverty rate	23.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.89	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	35	24
Median year structure built	1938	1973