Hillsborough vs Wilton

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

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

Hillsborough has the higher population (1,582 vs 1,444 in Wilton). Wilton has the higher median household income ($81,042 vs $64,417 in Hillsborough). Wilton has the higher median home value ($287,300 vs $197,500 in Hillsborough).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsborough	Wilton
Population	1,582	1,444
Median age	42.4 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,417	$81,042
Median home value	$197,500	$287,300
Median gross rent	$963	$1,378
Housing units	813	690
Homeownership rate	72.8%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	36.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsborough	Wilton
Population	1,716 → 1,582 (-7.8%)	1,267 → 1,444 (+14.0%)
Median household income	$70,943 → $64,417 (-9.2%)	$61,875 → $81,042 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$153,100 → $197,500 (+29.0%)	$190,900 → $287,300 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,015 → $963 (-5.1%)	$963 → $1,378 (+43.1%)

Hillsborough

Population

1,7161,582

Median household income

$70,943$64,417

Median home value

$153,100$197,500

Median gross rent

$1,015$963

Wilton

Population

1,2671,444

Median household income

$61,875$81,042

Median home value

$190,900$287,300

Median gross rent

$963$1,378

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsborough	Wilton
Under 5	1.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	16.5%	13.5%
18 to 24	3.5%	4.6%
25 to 34	18.0%	21.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	5.7%
45 to 54	7.8%	17.7%
55 to 64	15.1%	22.6%
65 to 74	9.8%	4.2%
75 and over	13.1%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsborough	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsborough	Wilton
No high school diploma	7.9%	4.4%
High school graduate	39.4%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	42.0%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsborough	Wilton
Drove alone	81.6%	84.2%
Carpooled	8.2%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	10.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsborough	Wilton
1-unit, detached	48.3%	43.3%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	42.3%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hillsborough	Wilton
Poverty rate	7.9%	2.3%
Average household size	2.21	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	39	33
Median year structure built	1953	1938