Hillsboro vs Tullahoma

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

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

Tullahoma has the higher population (20,672 vs 370 in Hillsboro). Hillsboro has the higher median home value ($281,600 vs $228,800 in Tullahoma). Since 2019, Tullahoma's population has grown faster (+4.1% vs -2.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsboro	Tullahoma
Population	370	20,672
Median age	58.2 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$60,855
Median home value	$281,600	$228,800
Median gross rent	—	$866
Housing units	194	9,001
Homeownership rate	75.7%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	17.2%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsboro	Tullahoma
Population	380 → 370 (-2.6%)	19,852 → 20,672 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$35,375 → $33,295 (-5.9%)	$48,770 → $60,855 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$136,800 → $281,600 (+105.8%)	$146,500 → $228,800 (+56.2%)
Median gross rent	$477 → $509 (+6.7%)	$758 → $866 (+14.2%)

Hillsboro

Population

380370

Median household income

$35,375$33,295

Median home value

$136,800$281,600

Median gross rent

$477$509

Tullahoma

Population

19,85220,672

Median household income

$48,770$60,855

Median home value

$146,500$228,800

Median gross rent

$758$866

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsboro	Tullahoma
Under 5	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	6.5%	17.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	17.6%	15.1%
35 to 44	10.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	6.2%	10.2%
55 to 64	24.9%	12.8%
65 to 74	27.8%	10.5%
75 and over	6.5%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsboro	Tullahoma
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	84.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsboro	Tullahoma
No high school diploma	14.5%	10.5%
High school graduate	35.8%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsboro	Tullahoma
Drove alone	85.4%	83.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsboro	Tullahoma
1-unit, detached	69.6%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	27.8%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Hillsboro	Tullahoma
Poverty rate	11.9%	18.5%
Average household size	2.04	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1974	1977