Franklin Park vs Hillsborough

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

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

Hillsborough has the higher population (22,302 vs 13,327 in Franklin Park). Hillsborough has the higher median household income ($142,275 vs $111,508 in Franklin Park). Hillsborough has the higher median home value ($411,400 vs $326,800 in Franklin Park).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin Park	Hillsborough
Population	13,327	22,302
Median age	38.4 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$111,508	$142,275
Median home value	$326,800	$411,400
Median gross rent	$2,074	$1,898
Housing units	5,338	9,096
Homeownership rate	56.6%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.3%	58.3%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin Park	Hillsborough
Population	13,977 → 13,327 (-4.7%)	20,539 → 22,302 (+8.6%)
Median household income	$92,904 → $111,508 (+20.0%)	$126,765 → $142,275 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$283,100 → $326,800 (+15.4%)	$348,500 → $411,400 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,744 → $2,074 (+18.9%)	$1,692 → $1,898 (+12.2%)

Franklin Park

Population

13,97713,327

Median household income

$92,904$111,508

Median home value

$283,100$326,800

Median gross rent

$1,744$2,074

Hillsborough

Population

20,53922,302

Median household income

$126,765$142,275

Median home value

$348,500$411,400

Median gross rent

$1,692$1,898

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin Park	Hillsborough
Under 5	7.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	11.6%	15.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.4%
25 to 34	15.5%	12.7%
35 to 44	16.1%	15.7%
45 to 54	13.4%	14.7%
55 to 64	15.5%	16.5%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.1%
75 and over	3.4%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin Park	Hillsborough
White (non-Hispanic)	19.6%	61.8%
Black or African American	27.6%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	37.4%	18.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin Park	Hillsborough
No high school diploma	6.6%	4.3%
High school graduate	16.1%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	19.0%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.8%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	26.5%	25.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin Park	Hillsborough
Drove alone	64.1%	70.1%
Carpooled	8.4%	2.9%
Public transit	6.8%	2.2%
Walked	0.3%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	15.8%	23.5%
Other means	4.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin Park	Hillsborough
1-unit, detached	9.8%	43.1%
1-unit, attached	32.8%	33.1%
2 to 4 units	20.8%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	28.0%	11.3%
20 or more units	8.7%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Franklin Park	Hillsborough
Poverty rate	8.2%	3.0%
Average household size	2.48	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	33	33
Median year structure built	1992	1984