CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Hillsboro Beach

Florida · 2,163 residents · 0.37 sq mi

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With 2,163 people, Hillsboro Beach is a city in Florida. The median age is 65.4, about 30 years above the US median. Owners hold 90% of the housing stock. Median rent is $1,270 a month. This is an unusually credentialed place: 40% of adults have a four-year degree. There are 5,910 people per square mile.

At a glance

Wealthier

median household income $52,159, above the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 65.4

US median: 35.2

More educated

40% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 58%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,163

+24%since 1990

from 1,748 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Population density

5,910 / sq mi

+24%since 1990

from 4,776 / sq mi in 1990

US average: 242

Median age

65.4

−1%since 1990

from 66.2 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

0.37 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 50.7%(15)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 90.9%(20)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 140.6%(14)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 191.2%(27)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 240.8%(17)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 343.2%(69)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 447.5%(162)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.3%(287)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6420.8%(449)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7425.7%(556)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 8418.7%(405)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over6.6%(142)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$52,159

−16%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $47,051 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$56,634

+20%since 1990

from $47,090 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

8.0%

+3.9 ptssince 1990

from 4.1% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$155,900

−58%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $285,000 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$1,270

−1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $978 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

90.4%

+0.5 ptssince 1990

from 89.9% in 1990

9.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(1,733)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(13)

Asian0.1%(2)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(2,110)

Black0.1%(3)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(37)

Asian0.2%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American3.1%(70)

Colombian3.1%(70)

Central American1.8%(41)

Guatemalan1.8%(41)

Puerto Rican1.3%(29)

Cuban0.6%(13)

Dominican0.5%(12)

Mexican0.3%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.4%(10)

Ancestry

Italian23.9%(543)

Irish16.5%(375)

German13.5%(307)

English7.7%(175)

American5.5%(126)

Polish5%(113)

French4.7%(106)

Greek4.3%(97)

Russian3.3%(76)

Scottish2.1%(47)

Swedish1.3%(29)

Dutch1.2%(28)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian1.1%(26)

Lithuanian1.1%(26)

Slovak1.1%(26)

Ukrainian1%(23)

Belgian0.9%(21)

Swiss0.9%(20)

Iranian0.7%(16)

Croatian0.7%(15)

Arab0.5%(12)

Turkish0.5%(12)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(11)

Welsh0.5%(11)

British0.4%(9)

Norwegian0.4%(8)

Serbian0.3%(7)

Egyptian0.3%(6)

Syrian0.3%(6)

Danish0.3%(6)

Romanian0.3%(6)

West Indian0.3%(6)

Armenian0.2%(5)

Austrian0.2%(5)

Bulgarian0.2%(5)

Hungarian0.2%(5)

Portuguese0.2%(5)

Subsaharan African0.2%(5)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

39.8%

+6.6 ptssince 1990

from 33.2% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

94.8%

+5.6 ptssince 1990

from 89.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

14.1%

+3.2 ptssince 1990

from 10.9% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.7 min

−46%since 1990

from 27.4 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married12.7%(123)

Married68.2%(663)

Widowed3.8%(37)

Divorced15.3%(149)

Women 15+

Never married6.8%(79)

Married59.4%(694)

Widowed23.5%(275)

Divorced10.4%(121)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.7%

−8.5 ptssince 2013

from 9.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.9%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

34.3%

+8.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

55.5%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 60.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.2%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.6%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 71.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.3%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 61.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.1%(53)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.5%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II6.1%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 165 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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