Hillsboro

Population: 8,375
Median household income: $55,761
Median home value: $118,400

Hillsboro is a community in Hill County, Texas, home to 8,375 residents. At $55,761, its median household income sits below Hill County's $63,147.

From 2019 to 2023, Hillsboro's population held roughly steady from 8,342 to 8,375, while its median home value rose 43.5% from $82,500 to $118,400.

The median resident is 36.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 14.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,375
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $55,761
Median home value: $118,400
Median gross rent: $948
Housing units: 3,275
Homeownership rate: 53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3428,375

Median household income

$44,444$55,761

Median home value

$82,500$118,400

Median gross rent

$790$948

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,342	$44,444	$82,500	$790
2020	8,384	$49,004	$85,400	$818
2021	8,193	$48,281	$85,000	$846
2022	8,281	$53,021	$99,700	$911
2023	8,375	$55,761	$118,400	$948

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	699	8.3%
5 to 17	1,242	14.8%
18 to 24	1,064	12.7%
25 to 34	1,039	12.4%
35 to 44	1,110	13.3%
45 to 54	952	11.4%
55 to 64	1,023	12.2%
65 to 74	708	8.5%
75 and over	538	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,651	43.6%
Black or African American	1,061	12.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	18	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	239	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,402	40.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.0%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	969	18.0%
High school graduate	1,750	32.6%
Some college or associate's	1,690	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	584	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	377	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled14.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,638	79.5%
Carpooled	487	14.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	29	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	128	3.9%
Other means	38	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,527	47.8%
15 to 29 min	645	20.2%
30 to 44 min	512	16.0%
45 to 59 min	351	11.0%
60+ min	157	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 19.5% (1,526 of 7,832)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,775	62.0%
Nonfamily households	1,089	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,864	87.5%
Vacant	411	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,541	53.8%
Renter-occupied	1,323	46.2%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,367	72.3%
1-unit, attached	39	1.2%
2 to 4 units	200	6.1%
5 to 19 units	349	10.7%
20 or more units	224	6.8%
Mobile home & other	96	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4834088
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 32.0078, -97.1157