Hillsboro vs Viroqua

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

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

Viroqua has the higher population (4,469 vs 1,324 in Hillsboro). Viroqua has the higher median household income ($66,039 vs $63,750 in Hillsboro). Viroqua has the higher median home value ($207,200 vs $146,600 in Hillsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsboro	Viroqua
Population	1,324	4,469
Median age	43.0 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$66,039
Median home value	$146,600	$207,200
Median gross rent	$775	$840
Housing units	696	2,193
Homeownership rate	71.9%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsboro	Viroqua
Population	1,428 → 1,324 (-7.3%)	4,377 → 4,469 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$43,580 → $63,750 (+46.3%)	$38,236 → $66,039 (+72.7%)
Median home value	$107,100 → $146,600 (+36.9%)	$130,400 → $207,200 (+58.9%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $775 (+28.1%)	$633 → $840 (+32.7%)

Hillsboro

Population

1,4281,324

Median household income

$43,580$63,750

Median home value

$107,100$146,600

Median gross rent

$605$775

Viroqua

Population

4,3774,469

Median household income

$38,236$66,039

Median home value

$130,400$207,200

Median gross rent

$633$840

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsboro	Viroqua
Under 5	2.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	17.4%	15.9%
18 to 24	9.9%	4.2%
25 to 34	8.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	14.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.3%	14.6%
55 to 64	10.0%	10.6%
65 to 74	14.3%	12.3%
75 and over	10.4%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsboro	Viroqua
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
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%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsboro	Viroqua
No high school diploma	10.5%	5.3%
High school graduate	43.5%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsboro	Viroqua
Drove alone	78.1%	67.0%
Carpooled	9.1%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	3.2%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	14.4%
Other means	2.9%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsboro	Viroqua
1-unit, detached	79.7%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	4.5%
20 or more units	2.0%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Hillsboro	Viroqua
Poverty rate	12.3%	9.6%
Average household size	2.23	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1958	1964