Hillsborough vs Somerset

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

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

Somerset has the higher population (23,851 vs 22,302 in Hillsborough). Hillsborough has the higher median household income ($142,275 vs $113,603 in Somerset). Hillsborough has the higher median home value ($411,400 vs $408,600 in Somerset).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsborough	Somerset
Population	22,302	23,851
Median age	41.7 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$142,275	$113,603
Median home value	$411,400	$408,600
Median gross rent	$1,898	$2,050
Housing units	9,096	10,036
Homeownership rate	82.3%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.3%	58.6%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsborough	Somerset
Population	20,539 → 22,302 (+8.6%)	24,509 → 23,851 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$126,765 → $142,275 (+12.2%)	$96,197 → $113,603 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$348,500 → $411,400 (+18.0%)	$315,900 → $408,600 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,692 → $1,898 (+12.2%)	$1,629 → $2,050 (+25.8%)

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

Somerset

Population

24,50923,851

Median household income

$96,197$113,603

Median home value

$315,900$408,600

Median gross rent

$1,629$2,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsborough	Somerset
Under 5	4.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.3%	14.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.7%	15.0%
35 to 44	15.7%	13.5%
45 to 54	14.7%	14.2%
55 to 64	16.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.1%	9.9%
75 and over	5.7%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsborough	Somerset
White (non-Hispanic)	61.8%	32.3%
Black or African American	3.3%	30.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	18.0%	21.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsborough	Somerset
No high school diploma	4.3%	4.0%
High school graduate	17.8%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	32.9%	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	25.4%	25.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsborough	Somerset
Drove alone	70.1%	69.7%
Carpooled	2.9%	5.4%
Public transit	2.2%	6.7%
Walked	0.6%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.5%	17.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsborough	Somerset
1-unit, detached	43.1%	48.3%
1-unit, attached	33.1%	24.9%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	12.6%
20 or more units	6.6%	10.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Hillsborough	Somerset
Poverty rate	3.0%	6.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	33	34
Median year structure built	1984	1980