Hillsboro

Population: 159
Median household income: $43,125
Median home value: $47,800

Hillsboro, a community in Henry County, Iowa, has 159 residents. Its median household income of $43,125 runs below the Henry County figure of $64,604.

From 2019 to 2023, Hillsboro's population declined 21.3% from 202 to 159, while its median home value rose 41.4% from $33,800 to $47,800.

3.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 159
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $43,125
Median home value: $47,800
Median gross rent: $1,063
Housing units: 87
Homeownership rate: 69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

202159

Median household income

$32,708$43,125

Median home value

$33,800$47,800

Median gross rent

$650$1,063

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	202	$32,708	$33,800	$650
2020	187	$32,500	$36,500	$580
2021	148	$37,813	$39,200	$635
2022	144	$37,500	$47,000	$750
2023	159	$43,125	$47,800	$1,063

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

Age distribution

Under 510.7%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 2413.2%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4417.6%

45 to 546.3%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	10.7%
5 to 17	23	14.5%
18 to 24	21	13.2%
25 to 34	17	10.7%
35 to 44	28	17.6%
45 to 54	10	6.3%
55 to 64	19	11.9%
65 to 74	12	7.5%
75 and over	12	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	154	96.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate44.9%

Some college or associate's44.9%

Bachelor's degree2.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7	7.1%
High school graduate	44	44.9%
Some college or associate's	44	44.9%
Bachelor's degree	2	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone90.6%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	58	90.6%
Carpooled	6	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7	10.9%
15 to 29 min	35	54.7%
30 to 44 min	9	14.1%
45 to 59 min	5	7.8%
60+ min	8	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 23.9% (38 of 159)

	Count	Share
Family households	38	69.1%
Nonfamily households	17	30.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	55	63.2%
Vacant	32	36.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	38	69.1%
Renter-occupied	17	30.9%

1-unit, detached83.9%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	73	83.9%
1-unit, attached	4	4.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	11.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1936390
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.58 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8372, -91.7113