Dilley vs Hilltop

A side-by-side comparison of Dilley and Hilltop: population, income, housing, and more.

Dilley and Hilltop are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dilley has the higher population (3,312 vs 565 in Hilltop). Since 2019, Hilltop's population has grown faster (+134.4% vs -24.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Dilley	Hilltop
Population	3,312	565
Median age	35.8 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,210	—
Median home value	$109,900	—
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	1,199	159
Homeownership rate	62.8%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dilley	Hilltop
Population	4,401 → 3,312 (-24.7%)	241 → 565 (+134.4%)
Median household income	$47,832 → $47,210 (-1.3%)	$29,007 → $28,393 (-2.1%)
Median home value	$52,800 → $109,900 (+108.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$766 → $850 (+11.0%)	—

Dilley

Population

4,4013,312

Median household income

$47,832$47,210

Median home value

$52,800$109,900

Median gross rent

$766$850

Hilltop

Population

241565

Median household income

$29,007$28,393

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dilley	Hilltop
Under 5	5.5%	8.8%
5 to 17	20.5%	18.1%
18 to 24	8.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.3%	39.3%
35 to 44	17.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	13.5%	11.2%
55 to 64	7.2%	4.1%
65 to 74	4.3%	3.9%
75 and over	8.9%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dilley	Hilltop
White (non-Hispanic)	19.2%	18.2%
Black or African American	4.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	72.5%	81.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dilley	Hilltop
No high school diploma	30.1%	5.6%
High school graduate	30.4%	86.9%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dilley	Hilltop
Drove alone	80.7%	14.7%
Carpooled	10.3%	85.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dilley	Hilltop
1-unit, detached	57.1%	25.2%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	74.8%

Poverty & households

	Dilley	Hilltop
Poverty rate	16.9%	48.7%
Average household size	2.74	3.55
Mean commute (minutes)	19	31
Median year structure built	1983	2013