Hillsboro, Illinois - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	6,840
Male Share of the Population	65.4%
Female Share of the Population	34.6%
Senior Citizens	17.7%
Employed Population 16+	1,714
Age of the Population	38

Families

% of people married	33.6%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	17.4%
Median Earnings25+	$26,543
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$22,250
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$14,797

Wealth

Median Family Income	$64,028
% Above Poverty Level	85.7%
% Below Poverty Level	14.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	27 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.1%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	35.2%
Median Gross Rent	$652
Median House Value	$80,700

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	31.4%
German	21%
Irish	9.9%
English	7.7%
Italian	5%
Polish	3%
Dutch	2.9%
French Except Basque	2.7%
Welsh	1.7%
Scottish	1.4%
Norwegian	1.2%
Finnish	1.2%
Greek	1%
Swedish	0.9%
Russian	0.7%
Czech	0.6%
Austrian	0.5%
Slovak	0.5%
Slovene	0.4%
Swiss	0.2%
Croatian	0.2%
Hungarian	0.1%
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Hillsboro Almanac

Category	Value
County	Montgomery County
Standard Zip Codes	62049
Phone Area Codes	217
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	39.16
Approximate Longitude	-89.48

Hillsboro Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	HILLSBORO
Distance	0.9 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 37 F
Apr Temp	45 to 68 F
Jul Temp	68 to 91 F
Oct Temp	47 to 71 F
Annual Precip	40.1 inches

Station	MORRISONVILLE
Distance	17.7 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 32 F
Apr Temp	41 to 63 F
Jul Temp	65 to 86 F
Oct Temp	42 to 67 F
Annual Precip	35 inches

Station	VANDALIA
Distance	25.1 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 35 F
Apr Temp	43 to 64 F
Jul Temp	67 to 88 F
Oct Temp	43 to 67 F
Annual Precip	38.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Butler	202	$52,083
Coffeen	622	$38,897
Irving	326	$36,250
Litchfield	7,015	$61,250
Taylor Springs	647	$47,292

Hillsboro Public Libraries

Hillsboro Public Library
214 SCHOOL STREET
Hillsboro, Illinois
(217) 532-3055

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Hillsboro Hospitals

Hillsboro Area Hospital
(Non-profit)
1200 E Tremont Street
(217) 532-6111

Hillsboro Public Schools

Beckemeyer Elem School
1035 Seymour Ave
ZIP: 62049
(217) 532-6994
Primary
Total Enrollment 662

Hillsboro High School
522 E Tremont St
ZIP: 62049
(217) 532-2841
High
Total Enrollment 462

Hillsboro Jr High School
909 Rountree St
ZIP: 62049
(217) 532-3742
Middle
Total Enrollment 429

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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