Hillsboro, Indiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 489. Estimated population in July 2024: 479 (-2.0% change)
Males: 230 (47.0%), Females: 259 (53.0%)

Zip code: 47949

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $41,806
Median house value: $63,300

Population by Race

Races in Hillsboro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)

Ancestries: German (23.5%), United States (13.9%), Irish (13.7%), English (11.2%), Dutch (8.4%), Italian (4.7%).

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Map of Hillsboro, IN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hillsboro

  • High school or higher: 86.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hillsboro town

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 65.8%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -68 (-12.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hillsboro:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hillsboro:

  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN; Abbreviation: LAF)
  • TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 47 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Abbreviation: HUF)
  • INDIANAPOLIS INTL (about 67 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Abbreviation: IND)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hillsboro:

  • SHADES STATE PARK (about 16 miles; WAVELAND, IN; Abbreviation: 8I2)
  • CRAWFORDSVILLE MUNI (about 20 miles; CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN; Abbreviation: CFJ)
  • VERMILION COUNTY (about 30 miles; DANVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: DNV)

Amtrak station near Hillsboro:

  • 19 miles: CRAWFORDSVILLE (SPRING & GREEN STS.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hillsboro:

  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 28 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 36,407)
  • DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
  • INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 9,597)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 52 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,099)
  • BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,721)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 73 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 19,818)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 74 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,397)