Atherton vs Hillsborough

A side-by-side comparison of Atherton and Hillsborough: population, income, housing, and more.

Atherton and Hillsborough are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hillsborough has the higher population (11,122 vs 7,021 in Atherton). Both have a median household income of $250,001. Both have a median home value of $2,000,001.

Population, income & housing

	Atherton	Hillsborough
Population	7,021	11,122
Median age	49.0 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$250,001
Median home value	$2,000,001	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	$3,501	$3,501
Housing units	2,673	3,804
Homeownership rate	87.4%	93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	85.9%	82.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atherton	Hillsborough
Population	7,168 → 7,021 (-2.1%)	11,447 → 11,122 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)	$3,490 → $3,501 (+0.3%)

Atherton

Population

7,1687,021

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Hillsborough

Population

11,44711,122

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$3,490$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atherton	Hillsborough
Under 5	2.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	16.5%	22.6%
18 to 24	14.8%	5.5%
25 to 34	7.2%	5.2%
35 to 44	5.5%	10.3%
45 to 54	14.7%	15.8%
55 to 64	13.8%	16.4%
65 to 74	12.8%	9.7%
75 and over	12.8%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atherton	Hillsborough
White (non-Hispanic)	63.7%	52.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	18.6%	32.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	5.0%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atherton	Hillsborough
No high school diploma	1.0%	1.2%
High school graduate	4.7%	4.4%
Some college or associate's	8.4%	11.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	36.3%
Graduate or professional degree	55.5%	46.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atherton	Hillsborough
Drove alone	47.2%	56.4%
Carpooled	6.8%	4.9%
Public transit	1.7%	1.9%
Walked	2.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.5%
Worked from home	39.6%	32.9%
Other means	1.2%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atherton	Hillsborough
1-unit, detached	98.0%	98.7%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Atherton	Hillsborough
Poverty rate	3.3%	3.8%
Average household size	2.81	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1960	1967