Hillsboro vs Westby

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

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

Westby has the higher population (2,380 vs 1,324 in Hillsboro). Westby has the higher median household income ($70,182 vs $63,750 in Hillsboro). Westby has the higher median home value ($165,000 vs $146,600 in Hillsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsboro	Westby
Population	1,324	2,380
Median age	43.0 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$70,182
Median home value	$146,600	$165,000
Median gross rent	$775	$866
Housing units	696	1,045
Homeownership rate	71.9%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsboro	Westby
Population	1,428 → 1,324 (-7.3%)	2,472 → 2,380 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$43,580 → $63,750 (+46.3%)	$53,667 → $70,182 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$107,100 → $146,600 (+36.9%)	$116,400 → $165,000 (+41.8%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $775 (+28.1%)	$867 → $866 (-0.1%)

Hillsboro

Population

1,4281,324

Median household income

$43,580$63,750

Median home value

$107,100$146,600

Median gross rent

$605$775

Westby

Population

2,4722,380

Median household income

$53,667$70,182

Median home value

$116,400$165,000

Median gross rent

$867$866

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsboro	Westby
Under 5	2.7%	4.6%
5 to 17	17.4%	19.2%
18 to 24	9.9%	8.0%
25 to 34	8.9%	13.5%
35 to 44	14.0%	8.5%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.3%
55 to 64	10.0%	12.9%
65 to 74	14.3%	11.7%
75 and over	10.4%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsboro	Westby
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	97.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsboro	Westby
No high school diploma	10.5%	6.3%
High school graduate	43.5%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsboro	Westby
Drove alone	78.1%	80.3%
Carpooled	9.1%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	3.2%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	5.7%
Other means	2.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsboro	Westby
1-unit, detached	79.7%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	9.1%
20 or more units	2.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Hillsboro	Westby
Poverty rate	12.3%	8.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1958	1963