Hillsboro is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 3,493 people and four associated neighborhoods, Hillsboro is the 188th largest community in Missouri. Hillsboro has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Hillsboro, where the median household income is $58,929.00.

Hillsboro real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Hillsboro house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Hillsboro has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.31% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Hillsboro, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.84 minutes every day commuting to work.

Hillsboro is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In terms of college education, Hillsboro is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.29% of adults 25 and older in Hillsboro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hillsboro in 2022 was $24,024, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,096 for a family of four. However, Hillsboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hillsboro is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hillsboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hillsboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hillsboro include German, Irish, French, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Hillsboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.