Hillsboro, MS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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56%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

43%

Household income NAT. AVG.

224%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Hillsboro	Mississippi	National
Income per capita	$19,587	$31,721	$44,883
Median household income	$46,686	$59,875	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$47,581	$74,896	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$85,822	$36,445	$52,080
Median earnings male	$28,269	$46,990	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,170	$33,204	$38,439
Unemployment rate	15.9%	5.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.6%	22.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Hillsboro is 56% lower than the national average
The median household income in Hillsboro is 43% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Hillsboro is 224% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Hillsboro is 10% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,120 $46,686 $93,372

City

$39,912 $59,875 $119,750

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Hillsboro median earnings by income bracket

Hillsboro employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	62.2%	62.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.0%	7.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	14.7%	14.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lena, MS	145	$103,497	27.3%
Lake, MS	518	$71,895	11.6%
Forest, MS	5,731	$65,905	19.0%
Sebastopol, MS	332	$65,016	20.1%
Morton, MS	3,671	$45,924	43.5%
Hillsboro, MS	1,134	$46,686	42.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Healy, AK	1,134	$141,854	74.4%
Percy, IL	1,134	$54,791	32.6%
Hector, MN	1,134	$79,068	2.8%
Silver City, NC	1,134	$38,232	53.0%
Adair Village, OR	1,134	$116,704	43.5%
Hillsboro, MS	1,134	$46,686	42.6%

Source: The Hillsboro, MS employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.