Hillsboro is a city of 6,527 people in Ohio. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $149,200. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 21.7%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,521, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hillsboro
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.2% → 18.5%(+7.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$106,083 → $149,200(+41%)US over the same years: +67%
Its weight in Highland County
Hillsboro's population equals 15% of Highland County's. Its number of households without a car equals 30% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 9.2% of the county's.
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)5.7%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.2%(32)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.7%(106)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War17.8%(56)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 315 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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Over time
Hillsboro, decade by decade
Hillsboro population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,235
$42,721
$106,083
11.2%
19.7
2000
6,368
$47,359
$145,368
11.0%
22.9
2010
6,605
$48,565
$139,110
11.3%
24.5
2020
6,481
$44,845
$142,899
19.6%
27.0
2024
6,527
$55,521
$149,200
18.5%
22.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
