Hillsboro vs Marlinton

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

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

Marlinton has the higher population (1,050 vs 176 in Hillsboro). Marlinton has the higher median household income ($42,386 vs $42,292 in Hillsboro). Hillsboro has the higher median home value ($97,500 vs $90,500 in Marlinton).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsboro	Marlinton
Population	176	1,050
Median age	34.0 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$42,292	$42,386
Median home value	$97,500	$90,500
Median gross rent	—	$703
Housing units	87	556
Homeownership rate	82.5%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	31.1%	14.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsboro	Marlinton
Population	148 → 176 (+18.9%)	1,266 → 1,050 (-17.1%)
Median household income	$25,625 → $42,292 (+65.0%)	$31,607 → $42,386 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$76,900 → $97,500 (+26.8%)	$56,700 → $90,500 (+59.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$650 → $703 (+8.2%)

Hillsboro

Population

148176

Median household income

$25,625$42,292

Median home value

$76,900$97,500

Marlinton

Population

1,2661,050

Median household income

$31,607$42,386

Median home value

$56,700$90,500

Median gross rent

$650$703

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsboro	Marlinton
Under 5	1.7%	2.5%
5 to 17	43.2%	17.7%
18 to 24	0.6%	13.4%
25 to 34	4.5%	10.8%
35 to 44	2.3%	3.0%
45 to 54	2.8%	9.9%
55 to 64	19.9%	16.8%
65 to 74	10.2%	11.0%
75 and over	14.8%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsboro	Marlinton
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsboro	Marlinton
No high school diploma	2.1%	13.6%
High school graduate	54.2%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsboro	Marlinton
Drove alone	43.3%	60.0%
Carpooled	40.0%	31.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.3%
Other means	16.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsboro	Marlinton
1-unit, detached	73.6%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	25.3%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Hillsboro	Marlinton
Poverty rate	16.7%	26.3%
Average household size	3.09	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	40	20
Median year structure built	1959	1961