Hilltop vs Pearsall

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

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

Pearsall has the higher population (8,841 vs 565 in Hilltop). Since 2019, Hilltop's population has grown faster (+134.4% vs -15.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Hilltop	Pearsall
Population	565	8,841
Median age	27.6 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$45,293
Median home value	—	$107,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,012
Housing units	159	3,264
Homeownership rate	35.8%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hilltop	Pearsall
Population	241 → 565 (+134.4%)	10,436 → 8,841 (-15.3%)
Median household income	$29,007 → $28,393 (-2.1%)	$45,865 → $45,293 (-1.2%)
Median home value	—	$71,400 → $107,300 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$860 → $1,012 (+17.7%)

Hilltop

Population

241565

Median household income

$29,007$28,393

Pearsall

Population

10,4368,841

Median household income

$45,865$45,293

Median home value

$71,400$107,300

Median gross rent

$860$1,012

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hilltop	Pearsall
Under 5	8.8%	8.0%
5 to 17	18.1%	15.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.5%
25 to 34	39.3%	16.6%
35 to 44	12.7%	14.8%
45 to 54	11.2%	8.0%
55 to 64	4.1%	11.3%
65 to 74	3.9%	9.0%
75 and over	1.9%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hilltop	Pearsall
White (non-Hispanic)	18.2%	8.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	81.8%	86.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hilltop	Pearsall
No high school diploma	5.6%	34.6%
High school graduate	86.9%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hilltop	Pearsall
Drove alone	14.7%	83.7%
Carpooled	85.3%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.9%
Other means	0.0%	7.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hilltop	Pearsall
1-unit, detached	25.2%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	74.8%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Hilltop	Pearsall
Poverty rate	48.7%	24.4%
Average household size	3.55	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	31	20
Median year structure built	2013	1977