Hamilton vs Hillsboro

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

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

Hamilton has the higher population (604 vs 147 in Hillsboro). Hamilton has the higher median household income ($128,750 vs $100,625 in Hillsboro). Hillsboro has the higher median home value ($613,400 vs $513,000 in Hamilton).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Hillsboro
Population	604	147
Median age	35.8 yrs	62.1 yrs
Median household income	$128,750	$100,625
Median home value	$513,000	$613,400
Median gross rent	$1,375	—
Housing units	224	83
Homeownership rate	84.8%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.9%	50.0%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Hillsboro
Population	567 → 604 (+6.5%)	149 → 147 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$102,917 → $128,750 (+25.1%)	$165,125 → $100,625 (-39.1%)
Median home value	$362,800 → $513,000 (+41.4%)	$454,500 → $613,400 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,281 → $1,375 (+7.3%)	—

Hamilton

Population

567604

Median household income

$102,917$128,750

Median home value

$362,800$513,000

Median gross rent

$1,281$1,375

Hillsboro

Population

149147

Median household income

$165,125$100,625

Median home value

$454,500$613,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Hillsboro
Under 5	12.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	6.1%
18 to 24	4.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.8%	4.8%
35 to 44	16.7%	9.5%
45 to 54	11.3%	4.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	30.6%
65 to 74	6.8%	38.8%
75 and over	7.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Hillsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Hillsboro
No high school diploma	6.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	18.3%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	19.1%	16.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Hillsboro
Drove alone	62.9%	45.2%
Carpooled	2.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.9%	48.4%
Other means	0.6%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Hillsboro
1-unit, detached	70.1%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	21.9%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Hillsboro
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.70	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	30	51
Median year structure built	1973	1938