Hillsborough vs North Fair Oaks

A side-by-side comparison of Hillsborough and North Fair Oaks: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Fair Oaks has the higher population (13,327 vs 11,122 in Hillsborough). Hillsborough has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $106,690 in North Fair Oaks). Hillsborough has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,209,600 in North Fair Oaks).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsborough	North Fair Oaks
Population	11,122	13,327
Median age	46.8 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$106,690
Median home value	$2,000,001	$1,209,600
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,284
Housing units	3,804	4,145
Homeownership rate	93.0%	51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	82.7%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsborough	North Fair Oaks
Population	11,447 → 11,122 (-2.8%)	14,372 → 13,327 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)	$77,899 → $106,690 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)	$941,600 → $1,209,600 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$3,490 → $3,501 (+0.3%)	$1,880 → $2,284 (+21.5%)

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

North Fair Oaks

Population

14,37213,327

Median household income

$77,899$106,690

Median home value

$941,600$1,209,600

Median gross rent

$1,880$2,284

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsborough	North Fair Oaks
Under 5	4.3%	7.1%
5 to 17	22.6%	15.6%
18 to 24	5.5%	10.6%
25 to 34	5.2%	18.5%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.8%
45 to 54	15.8%	13.1%
55 to 64	16.4%	12.2%
65 to 74	9.7%	8.9%
75 and over	10.3%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsborough	North Fair Oaks
White (non-Hispanic)	52.4%	17.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	32.5%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	8.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	73.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsborough	North Fair Oaks
No high school diploma	1.2%	29.4%
High school graduate	4.4%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	11.7%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	36.3%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	46.5%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsborough	North Fair Oaks
Drove alone	56.4%	63.0%
Carpooled	4.9%	14.6%
Public transit	1.9%	2.4%
Walked	0.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	1.8%
Worked from home	32.9%	16.4%
Other means	2.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsborough	North Fair Oaks
1-unit, detached	98.7%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Hillsborough	North Fair Oaks
Poverty rate	3.8%	12.8%
Average household size	3.13	3.44
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1967	1956