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Hillsboro, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hillsboro, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,470. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HILLSBORO-IL · Hillsboro, IL 1 ZIPs · 8,470 pop · #19837/25278 · Montgomery County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $55,446
  • RANK-LOWER #19837/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Donnellson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,470
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $127,600

Nearest income peer: Donnellson, IL (+ $1,295 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Hillsboro

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hillsboro on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Hillsboro, IL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

22nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,470
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,446
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($55,446 average) · poverty 10.7%. The primary code (62049) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hillsboro as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Palmyra is the closest lower-income city and West Frankfort the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hillsboro.

Population concentration

Hillsboro's single ZIP 62049 carries the town

Hillsboro is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 62049 is the entire residential footprint (8,470 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Hillsboro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 159 establishments, 1,774 employees , annual payroll $80,938k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62049 (159 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (25) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Hillsboro, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Montgomery County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hillsboro. See the Montgomery County roll-up →

Hillsboro sits in the lower half of Montgomery County on income: Litchfield, Nokomis and Raymond report more, Taylor Springs and Butler report less. Coffeen marks the far end of that range at $97,625, 76% above Hillsboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62049 8,470 $55,446 159 39
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Hillsboro roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Hillsboro, .