Moving to Hillsboro, Alabama

Population: 608. Estimated population in July 2024: 591 (-2.8% change)
Males: 276 (45.4%), Females: 332 (54.6%)

Zip code: 35643

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $40,714
Median house value: $65,800

Population by Race

Races in Hillsboro:

  • Black (82.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (13.8%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

Ancestries: United States (15.5%), German (1.5%).

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Map of Hillsboro, AL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hillsboro

  • High school or higher: 68.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hillsboro town

  • Never married: 32.7%
  • Now married: 47.1%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +1 (+0.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hillsboro:

  • BAPTIST LAWRENCE (about 12 miles; MOULTON, AL)
  • PARKWAY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; DECATUR, AL)
  • ATHENS-LIMESTONE HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; ATHENS, AL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hillsboro:

  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 30 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: HSV)
  • NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 30 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Abbreviation: MSL)
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 81 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hillsboro:

  • LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 11 miles; COURTLAND, AL; Abbreviation: 9A4)
  • PRYOR FIELD RGNL (about 18 miles; DECATUR, AL; Abbreviation: DCU)
  • ROUNTREE FIELD (about 25 miles; HARTSELLE, AL; Abbreviation: 5M0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hillsboro:

  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 32 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 39 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,795)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 40 miles; FLORENCE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,770)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 49 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)