Hillsboro

Population: 5,693
Median household income: $48,158
Median home value: $95,800

Hillsboro is a community in Montgomery County, Illinois, home to 5,693 residents. The median household income of $48,158 is below the Montgomery County median ($61,863).

From 2019 to 2023, Hillsboro's population declined 11.1% from 6,402 to 5,693, while its median home value rose 6.2% from $90,200 to $95,800.

The typical home was built around 1962. 15.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,693
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $48,158
Median home value: $95,800
Median gross rent: $841
Housing units: 1,890
Homeownership rate: 72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,4025,693

Median household income

$53,346$48,158

Median home value

$90,200$95,800

Median gross rent

$661$841

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,402	$53,346	$90,200	$661
2020	6,177	$61,293	$89,400	$689
2021	6,633	$64,340	$94,900	$693
2022	5,673	$48,302	$106,900	$676
2023	5,693	$48,158	$95,800	$841

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4417.8%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	170	3.0%
5 to 17	712	12.5%
18 to 24	329	5.8%
25 to 34	955	16.8%
35 to 44	1,013	17.8%
45 to 54	698	12.3%
55 to 64	915	16.1%
65 to 74	517	9.1%
75 and over	384	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,555	80.0%
Black or African American	665	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.1%
Some other race	49	0.9%
Two or more races	118	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	300	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	723	16.1%
High school graduate	1,542	34.4%
Some college or associate's	1,657	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	305	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	255	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,139	80.6%
Carpooled	66	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	92	6.5%
Bicycle	12	0.8%
Worked from home	57	4.0%
Other means	48	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	805	59.3%
15 to 29 min	132	9.7%
30 to 44 min	90	6.6%
45 to 59 min	80	5.9%
60+ min	250	18.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 15.8% (596 of 3,784)

	Count	Share
Family households	828	48.1%
Nonfamily households	892	51.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,720	91.0%
Vacant	170	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,250	72.7%
Renter-occupied	470	27.3%

1-unit, detached82.5%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,560	82.5%
1-unit, attached	46	2.4%
2 to 4 units	137	7.2%
5 to 19 units	18	1.0%
20 or more units	35	1.9%
Mobile home & other	94	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1735047
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.73 sq mi
Water area: 1.74 sq mi
Center point: 39.1762, -89.4729