Hillsboro vs West Denton

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

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

Hillsboro has the higher population (130 vs 32 in West Denton). Since 2019, West Denton's population has grown faster (+100.0% vs +14.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsboro	West Denton
Population	130	32
Median age	53.5 yrs	25.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,417	—
Median home value	$241,700	—
Median gross rent	$955	—
Housing units	81	44
Homeownership rate	55.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsboro	West Denton
Population	114 → 130 (+14.0%)	16 → 32 (+100.0%)
Median household income	$67,500 → $65,417 (-3.1%)	—
Median home value	$182,100 → $241,700 (+32.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$817 → $955 (+16.9%)	—

Hillsboro

Population

114130

Median household income

$67,500$65,417

Median home value

$182,100$241,700

Median gross rent

$817$955

West Denton

Population

1632

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsboro	West Denton
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.6%	31.3%
25 to 34	20.0%	21.9%
35 to 44	2.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	16.2%	46.9%
55 to 64	22.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	16.2%	0.0%
75 and over	9.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsboro	West Denton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.5%	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	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsboro	West Denton
No high school diploma	12.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	44.6%	100.0%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsboro	West Denton
Drove alone	87.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	5.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsboro	West Denton
1-unit, detached	53.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	46.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hillsboro	West Denton
Poverty rate	29.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.13	4.00
Mean commute (minutes)	31	—
Median year structure built	1938	1975