Hillsboro vs New Union

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

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

New Union has the higher population (2,208 vs 370 in Hillsboro). New Union has the higher median home value ($295,100 vs $281,600 in Hillsboro). Since 2019, New Union's population has grown faster (+72.1% vs -2.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsboro	New Union
Population	370	2,208
Median age	58.2 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$78,343
Median home value	$281,600	$295,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,574
Housing units	194	877
Homeownership rate	75.7%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	17.2%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsboro	New Union
Population	380 → 370 (-2.6%)	1,283 → 2,208 (+72.1%)
Median household income	$35,375 → $33,295 (-5.9%)	$65,725 → $78,343 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$136,800 → $281,600 (+105.8%)	$166,300 → $295,100 (+77.5%)
Median gross rent	$477 → $509 (+6.7%)	—

Hillsboro

Population

380370

Median household income

$35,375$33,295

Median home value

$136,800$281,600

Median gross rent

$477$509

New Union

Population

1,2832,208

Median household income

$65,725$78,343

Median home value

$166,300$295,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsboro	New Union
Under 5	0.0%	8.3%
5 to 17	6.5%	15.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.8%
25 to 34	17.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	10.5%	9.2%
45 to 54	6.2%	18.1%
55 to 64	24.9%	17.0%
65 to 74	27.8%	10.4%
75 and over	6.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsboro	New Union
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
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	1.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	15.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsboro	New Union
No high school diploma	14.5%	6.5%
High school graduate	35.8%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsboro	New Union
Drove alone	85.4%	74.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsboro	New Union
1-unit, detached	69.6%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.8%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Hillsboro	New Union
Poverty rate	11.9%	0.5%
Average household size	2.04	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	1974	1993