Hillsboro vs Marion

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

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

Hillsboro has the higher population (2,716 vs 2,010 in Marion). Marion has the higher median household income ($60,756 vs $57,792 in Hillsboro). Hillsboro has the higher median home value ($101,100 vs $89,600 in Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsboro	Marion
Population	2,716	2,010
Median age	35.0 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$57,792	$60,756
Median home value	$101,100	$89,600
Median gross rent	$772	$688
Housing units	1,109	1,022
Homeownership rate	76.7%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.9%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsboro	Marion
Population	2,839 → 2,716 (-4.3%)	2,046 → 2,010 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$47,009 → $57,792 (+22.9%)	$44,432 → $60,756 (+36.7%)
Median home value	$88,700 → $101,100 (+14.0%)	$71,400 → $89,600 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $772 (+27.4%)	$606 → $688 (+13.5%)

Hillsboro

Population

2,8392,716

Median household income

$47,009$57,792

Median home value

$88,700$101,100

Median gross rent

$606$772

Marion

Population

2,0462,010

Median household income

$44,432$60,756

Median home value

$71,400$89,600

Median gross rent

$606$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsboro	Marion
Under 5	3.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	16.5%	15.2%
18 to 24	21.0%	3.9%
25 to 34	8.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	13.4%	11.1%
45 to 54	7.5%	9.0%
55 to 64	12.6%	15.2%
65 to 74	9.2%	14.1%
75 and over	7.4%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsboro	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	91.7%
Black or African American	3.3%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsboro	Marion
No high school diploma	6.1%	3.6%
High school graduate	30.1%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsboro	Marion
Drove alone	66.1%	82.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	9.7%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	14.6%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	4.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsboro	Marion
1-unit, detached	85.3%	87.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	5.8%
20 or more units	2.5%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Hillsboro	Marion
Poverty rate	8.8%	11.1%
Average household size	2.29	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	1957	1957