Hillsboro vs La Farge

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

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

Hillsboro has the higher population (1,324 vs 745 in La Farge). Hillsboro has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $39,200 in La Farge). Hillsboro has the higher median home value ($146,600 vs $111,300 in La Farge).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsboro	La Farge
Population	1,324	745
Median age	43.0 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$39,200
Median home value	$146,600	$111,300
Median gross rent	$775	$725
Housing units	696	373
Homeownership rate	71.9%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsboro	La Farge
Population	1,428 → 1,324 (-7.3%)	961 → 745 (-22.5%)
Median household income	$43,580 → $63,750 (+46.3%)	$32,788 → $39,200 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$107,100 → $146,600 (+36.9%)	$76,100 → $111,300 (+46.3%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $775 (+28.1%)	$627 → $725 (+15.6%)

Hillsboro

Population

1,4281,324

Median household income

$43,580$63,750

Median home value

$107,100$146,600

Median gross rent

$605$775

La Farge

Population

961745

Median household income

$32,788$39,200

Median home value

$76,100$111,300

Median gross rent

$627$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsboro	La Farge
Under 5	2.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.4%	16.9%
18 to 24	9.9%	4.7%
25 to 34	8.9%	12.5%
35 to 44	14.0%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	7.5%
55 to 64	10.0%	14.6%
65 to 74	14.3%	15.6%
75 and over	10.4%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsboro	La Farge
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	96.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsboro	La Farge
No high school diploma	10.5%	11.6%
High school graduate	43.5%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsboro	La Farge
Drove alone	78.1%	83.0%
Carpooled	9.1%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	3.1%
Other means	2.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsboro	La Farge
1-unit, detached	79.7%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	13.7%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Hillsboro	La Farge
Poverty rate	12.3%	29.5%
Average household size	2.23	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1958	1957