Hillsboro

Population: 2,716
Median household income: $57,792
Median home value: $101,100

Located in Marion County, Kansas, Hillsboro is a community with a population of 2,716. Its median household income of $57,792 runs below the Marion County figure of $63,438.

From 2019 to 2023, Hillsboro's population declined 4.3% from 2,839 to 2,716, while its median home value rose 14.0% from $88,700 to $101,100.

The median gross rent is $772. 33.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,716
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $57,792
Median home value: $101,100
Median gross rent: $772
Housing units: 1,109
Homeownership rate: 76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8392,716

Median household income

$47,009$57,792

Median home value

$88,700$101,100

Median gross rent

$606$772

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,839	$47,009	$88,700	$606
2020	2,808	$46,579	$90,300	$621
2021	2,788	$51,042	$95,600	$678
2022	2,744	$55,000	$100,600	$726
2023	2,716	$57,792	$101,100	$772

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2421.0%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	98	3.6%
5 to 17	449	16.5%
18 to 24	571	21.0%
25 to 34	239	8.8%
35 to 44	365	13.4%
45 to 54	203	7.5%
55 to 64	341	12.6%
65 to 74	250	9.2%
75 and over	200	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,394	88.1%
Black or African American	89	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.3%
Asian	30	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	91	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	105	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	98	6.1%
High school graduate	481	30.1%
Some college or associate's	478	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	370	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	171	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone66.1%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked14.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	840	66.1%
Carpooled	103	8.1%
Public transit	8	0.6%
Walked	186	14.6%
Bicycle	8	0.6%
Worked from home	110	8.7%
Other means	15	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	755	65.1%
15 to 29 min	116	10.0%
30 to 44 min	197	17.0%
45 to 59 min	76	6.6%
60+ min	16	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 8.8% (189 of 2,149)

	Count	Share
Family households	583	62.8%
Nonfamily households	346	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	929	83.8%
Vacant	180	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	713	76.7%
Renter-occupied	216	23.3%

1-unit, detached85.3%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	946	85.3%
1-unit, attached	5	0.5%
2 to 4 units	94	8.5%
5 to 19 units	13	1.2%
20 or more units	28	2.5%
Mobile home & other	23	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2032275
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.44 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.3527, -97.1996