Hillsborough vs Somerville

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

Hillsborough and Somerville 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 12,958 in Somerville). Hillsborough has the higher median household income ($142,275 vs $103,869 in Somerville). Hillsborough has the higher median home value ($411,400 vs $403,600 in Somerville).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsborough	Somerville
Population	22,302	12,958
Median age	41.7 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$142,275	$103,869
Median home value	$411,400	$403,600
Median gross rent	$1,898	$1,748
Housing units	9,096	5,726
Homeownership rate	82.3%	44.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.3%	53.5%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsborough	Somerville
Population	20,539 → 22,302 (+8.6%)	12,085 → 12,958 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$126,765 → $142,275 (+12.2%)	$77,104 → $103,869 (+34.7%)
Median home value	$348,500 → $411,400 (+18.0%)	$322,000 → $403,600 (+25.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,692 → $1,898 (+12.2%)	$1,388 → $1,748 (+25.9%)

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

Somerville

Population

12,08512,958

Median household income

$77,104$103,869

Median home value

$322,000$403,600

Median gross rent

$1,388$1,748

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsborough	Somerville
Under 5	4.8%	6.5%
5 to 17	15.3%	10.1%
18 to 24	6.4%	9.1%
25 to 34	12.7%	23.6%
35 to 44	15.7%	15.1%
45 to 54	14.7%	9.5%
55 to 64	16.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.1%	5.9%
75 and over	5.7%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsborough	Somerville
White (non-Hispanic)	61.8%	52.2%
Black or African American	3.3%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	18.0%	11.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	22.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsborough	Somerville
No high school diploma	4.3%	8.6%
High school graduate	17.8%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	32.9%	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	25.4%	19.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsborough	Somerville
Drove alone	70.1%	64.3%
Carpooled	2.9%	7.9%
Public transit	2.2%	2.9%
Walked	0.6%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.6%
Worked from home	23.5%	15.9%
Other means	0.5%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsborough	Somerville
1-unit, detached	43.1%	42.3%
1-unit, attached	33.1%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	19.7%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	10.9%
20 or more units	6.6%	24.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hillsborough	Somerville
Poverty rate	3.0%	6.2%
Average household size	2.48	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	33	26
Median year structure built	1984	1958