Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

18 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 424,732
Median household income: $100,436
Median home value: $385,500

Hillsborough County, New Hampshire counts 424,732 residents. 18 cities and places have their primary county here. At $100,436, its median household income sits above New Hampshire's $95,628.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hillsborough County's population grew 2.8% from 413,035 to 424,732, while its median household income rose 23.3% from $81,460 to $100,436.

6.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.48 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 424,732
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $100,436
Median home value: $385,500
Median gross rent: $1,532
Housing units: 176,753
Homeownership rate: 67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

413,035424,732

Median household income

$81,460$100,436

Median home value

$274,800$385,500

Median gross rent

$1,191$1,532

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	413,035	$81,460	$274,800	$1,191
2020	415,305	$82,099	$287,900	$1,217
2021	420,504	$86,930	$306,000	$1,305
2022	422,733	$95,112	$356,200	$1,444
2023	424,732	$100,436	$385,500	$1,532

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21,538	5.1%
5 to 17	63,010	14.8%
18 to 24	35,194	8.3%
25 to 34	59,849	14.1%
35 to 44	54,620	12.9%
45 to 54	56,046	13.2%
55 to 64	63,416	14.9%
65 to 74	42,908	10.1%
75 and over	28,151	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	343,814	80.9%
Black or African American	9,811	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	264	0.1%
Asian	17,941	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	35	0.0%
Some other race	1,781	0.4%
Two or more races	16,045	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35,041	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree25.4%

Graduate or professional degree15.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21,393	7.0%
High school graduate	78,060	25.6%
Some college or associate's	81,649	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	77,518	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	46,370	15.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone72.9%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home16.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	171,151	72.9%
Carpooled	17,284	7.4%
Public transit	1,396	0.6%
Walked	4,039	1.7%
Bicycle	458	0.2%
Worked from home	37,826	16.1%
Other means	2,521	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	52,049	26.4%
15 to 29 min	70,659	35.9%
30 to 44 min	38,908	19.8%
45 to 59 min	16,126	8.2%
60+ min	19,107	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 6.5% (27,126 of 416,668)

	Count	Share
Family households	108,021	64.4%
Nonfamily households	59,711	35.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	167,732	94.9%
Vacant	9,021	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	113,275	67.5%
Renter-occupied	54,457	32.5%

1-unit, detached56.7%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units14.4%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units11.8%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	100,287	56.7%
1-unit, attached	10,497	5.9%
2 to 4 units	25,510	14.4%
5 to 19 units	16,068	9.1%
20 or more units	20,916	11.8%
Mobile home & other	3,475	2.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 33011
State: New Hampshire
Land area: 877 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 42.9115, -71.7231