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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Hillsboro, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Hillsboro, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Hillsboro’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Hillsboro does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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.

In Hillsboro, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.84 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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.

The percentage of adults in Hillsboro who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.29% of the adults 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.