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Hillsboro, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Hillsboro is a Census city of 8,506 people across 10.98 square miles of land, in Hill County. Median household income is $56,083, 54.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $20.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hillsboro
What Hillsboro is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.98 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land774
- County holding the largest share of its areaHill County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hillsboro
How many people live in Hillsboro
- Population8,506
- Median age35.1
- Population under 182,146
- Share under 1825.2 percent
- Population 65 and over1,306
- Share 65 and over15.4 percent
- Households2,837
- Family households1,790
- Share of households that are families63.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hillsboro
Income and work in Hillsboro
- Median household income$56,083
- Per capita income$25,135
- Civilian labor force3,691
- Employed3,536
- Unemployed155 plus or minus 73
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over5,356
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hillsboro
Housing in Hillsboro
- Housing units3,279
- Occupied units2,837
- Vacant units442 plus or minus 153
- Vacancy rate13.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Owner occupied1,541
- Renter occupied1,296
- Ownership rate54.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$157,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$980
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.0 percent
- Single family units2,468
- Share single family75.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more741 plus or minus 182
- Share in buildings of two or more22.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes70 plus or minus 54
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hillsboro
How Hillsboro gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,324
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,635
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,022 plus or minus 213
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.7 percent
- Drove alone79.6 percent
- Carpooled12.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home3.2 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hillsboro
SBA loans in Hillsboro (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$20,588,800
- Average approval$1,715,733
- Median approval$1,447,400
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported117
- Jobs per approval9.8
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more83.3 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hillsboro, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hillsboro
SBA loans in Hillsboro (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$5,135,000
- Average approval$1,283,750
- Median approval$1,255,000
- Largest approval$1,479,000
- Jobs supported8
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hillsboro, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hillsboro
Flood risk in Hillsboro
- NFIP communityCity of Hillsboro
- NFIP community number480351
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/20/19
The City of Hillsboro participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480351 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hill County, not Hillsboro
Hill County context, not Hillsboro figures
- Establishments in Hill County649
- Covered employment, Hill County11,535
- Average annual pay, Hill County$56,338
- Housing units permitted, Hill County61
Every figure in this section is published for Hill County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hillsboro.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hillsboro questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hillsboro, Texas?
8,506, in 2,837 households. Hillsboro city covers 10.98 square miles of land, which is 774 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hillsboro in?
Hill County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hillsboro?
$56,083. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $157,900. Median gross rent is $980 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hillsboro businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totaling $20.6 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $1,447,400, plus 4 504 approvals worth $5.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hillsboro, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hillsboro borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hillsboro. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hillsboro in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hillsboro appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hillsboro, city of, community 480351, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hillsboro figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hill County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hillsboro.
Is zoning published for Hillsboro?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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