Hillsboro vs Lynchburg

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

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

Hillsboro has the higher population (6,539 vs 1,408 in Lynchburg). Lynchburg has the higher median household income ($61,094 vs $45,197 in Hillsboro). Lynchburg has the higher median home value ($160,900 vs $136,900 in Hillsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsboro	Lynchburg
Population	6,539	1,408
Median age	41.8 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$45,197	$61,094
Median home value	$136,900	$160,900
Median gross rent	$734	$840
Housing units	3,241	627
Homeownership rate	55.2%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsboro	Lynchburg
Population	6,534 → 6,539 (+0.1%)	1,415 → 1,408 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$32,095 → $45,197 (+40.8%)	$42,325 → $61,094 (+44.3%)
Median home value	$105,700 → $136,900 (+29.5%)	$108,100 → $160,900 (+48.8%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $734 (+14.9%)	$782 → $840 (+7.4%)

Hillsboro

Population

6,5346,539

Median household income

$32,095$45,197

Median home value

$105,700$136,900

Median gross rent

$639$734

Lynchburg

Population

1,4151,408

Median household income

$42,325$61,094

Median home value

$108,100$160,900

Median gross rent

$782$840

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsboro	Lynchburg
Under 5	6.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.7%	16.5%
18 to 24	10.2%	8.9%
25 to 34	10.9%	20.0%
35 to 44	10.8%	14.7%
45 to 54	10.3%	9.1%
55 to 64	11.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.2%	4.3%
75 and over	12.5%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsboro	Lynchburg
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	97.7%
Black or African American	3.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	5.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsboro	Lynchburg
No high school diploma	8.5%	4.4%
High school graduate	41.3%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsboro	Lynchburg
Drove alone	83.0%	92.8%
Carpooled	9.7%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsboro	Lynchburg
1-unit, detached	63.3%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	8.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Hillsboro	Lynchburg
Poverty rate	21.9%	11.6%
Average household size	2.21	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	23	33
Median year structure built	1971	1968