Bethany vs Hillsboro

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

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

Hillsboro has the higher population (107,050 vs 31,700 in Bethany). Bethany has the higher median household income ($164,315 vs $103,207 in Hillsboro). Bethany has the higher median home value ($699,200 vs $483,400 in Hillsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Bethany	Hillsboro
Population	31,700	107,050
Median age	36.9 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$164,315	$103,207
Median home value	$699,200	$483,400
Median gross rent	$2,227	$1,896
Housing units	11,335	42,595
Homeownership rate	66.6%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.4%	42.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethany	Hillsboro
Population	26,501 → 31,700 (+19.6%)	106,543 → 107,050 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$135,800 → $164,315 (+21.0%)	$82,275 → $103,207 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$557,300 → $699,200 (+25.5%)	$342,500 → $483,400 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,682 → $2,227 (+32.4%)	$1,453 → $1,896 (+30.5%)

Bethany

Population

26,50131,700

Median household income

$135,800$164,315

Median home value

$557,300$699,200

Median gross rent

$1,682$2,227

Hillsboro

Population

106,543107,050

Median household income

$82,275$103,207

Median home value

$342,500$483,400

Median gross rent

$1,453$1,896

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethany	Hillsboro
Under 5	6.6%	5.6%
5 to 17	23.4%	15.5%
18 to 24	5.5%	8.4%
25 to 34	10.8%	20.9%
35 to 44	19.3%	16.2%
45 to 54	16.9%	11.6%
55 to 64	8.9%	10.1%
65 to 74	4.3%	6.9%
75 and over	4.3%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethany	Hillsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	46.1%	52.4%
Black or African American	1.4%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.3%
Asian	40.2%	11.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.9%
Some other race	0.8%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.4%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	25.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethany	Hillsboro
No high school diploma	2.1%	9.4%
High school graduate	9.4%	18.0%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	33.5%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	37.8%	18.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethany	Hillsboro
Drove alone	56.5%	63.2%
Carpooled	5.4%	8.1%
Public transit	2.2%	4.7%
Walked	1.1%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.5%
Worked from home	34.0%	19.6%
Other means	0.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethany	Hillsboro
1-unit, detached	69.3%	48.1%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	11.8%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	13.8%
20 or more units	6.6%	18.4%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Bethany	Hillsboro
Poverty rate	3.7%	8.1%
Average household size	2.89	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	2003	1997