Hillsboro vs Whitney

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

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

Hillsboro has the higher population (8,375 vs 2,308 in Whitney). Hillsboro has the higher median household income ($55,761 vs $42,024 in Whitney). Hillsboro has the higher median home value ($118,400 vs $115,500 in Whitney).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsboro	Whitney
Population	8,375	2,308
Median age	36.0 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,761	$42,024
Median home value	$118,400	$115,500
Median gross rent	$948	$818
Housing units	3,275	921
Homeownership rate	53.8%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsboro	Whitney
Population	8,342 → 8,375 (+0.4%)	2,326 → 2,308 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$44,444 → $55,761 (+25.5%)	$39,770 → $42,024 (+5.7%)
Median home value	$82,500 → $118,400 (+43.5%)	$85,400 → $115,500 (+35.2%)
Median gross rent	$790 → $948 (+20.0%)	$678 → $818 (+20.6%)

Hillsboro

Population

8,3428,375

Median household income

$44,444$55,761

Median home value

$82,500$118,400

Median gross rent

$790$948

Whitney

Population

2,3262,308

Median household income

$39,770$42,024

Median home value

$85,400$115,500

Median gross rent

$678$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsboro	Whitney
Under 5	8.3%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.8%	23.3%
18 to 24	12.7%	9.8%
25 to 34	12.4%	9.1%
35 to 44	13.3%	9.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	9.9%
65 to 74	8.5%	9.1%
75 and over	6.4%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsboro	Whitney
White (non-Hispanic)	43.6%	67.6%
Black or African American	12.7%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	40.6%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsboro	Whitney
No high school diploma	18.0%	21.7%
High school graduate	32.6%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsboro	Whitney
Drove alone	79.5%	87.2%
Carpooled	14.7%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	7.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsboro	Whitney
1-unit, detached	72.3%	66.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	17.7%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	2.3%
20 or more units	6.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Hillsboro	Whitney
Poverty rate	19.5%	21.8%
Average household size	2.73	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	22	38
Median year structure built	1970	1977