Hillsboro is a city of 8,506 people in Texas. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $157,900. Households here earn about 29% less than in Texas as a whole. The median age is 35.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. 54% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,083, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hillsboro
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share16.3% → 40.0%(+23.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.7% → 16.0%(+4.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants61.6% → 54.3%(−7.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Its weight in Hill County
Hillsboro's population equals 23% of Hill County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 9.8% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 43% 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)28.9%(124)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(81)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.9%(197)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(20)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 429 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
7,072
$38,120
$81,362
11.7%
63.7
2000
8,232
$47,394
$92,176
12.8%
75.5
2010
8,456
$41,497
$106,598
18.4%
78.6
2020
8,221
$59,395
$103,508
17.4%
80.4
2024
8,506
$56,083
$157,900
16.0%
77.8
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.
