Hillsborough

Population: 9,656
Median household income: $98,467
Median home value: $430,100

Hillsborough is a community in Orange County, North Carolina, home to 9,656 residents. The median household income of $98,467 is above the Orange County median ($88,553).

Between 2019 and 2023, Hillsborough's population grew 35.7% from 7,115 to 9,656, while its median home value rose 64.7% from $261,200 to $430,100.

The median gross rent is $1,349. 61.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,656
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $98,467
Median home value: $430,100
Median gross rent: $1,349
Housing units: 4,461
Homeownership rate: 63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,1159,656

Median household income

$64,598$98,467

Median home value

$261,200$430,100

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,349

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,115	$64,598	$261,200	$1,025
2020	7,162	$65,591	$292,800	$979
2021	9,342	$77,114	$321,000	$1,025
2022	9,534	$86,250	$376,900	$1,276
2023	9,656	$98,467	$430,100	$1,349

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	587	6.1%
5 to 17	1,492	15.5%
18 to 24	399	4.1%
25 to 34	1,028	10.6%
35 to 44	1,474	15.3%
45 to 54	1,459	15.1%
55 to 64	1,494	15.5%
65 to 74	1,146	11.9%
75 and over	577	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,983	72.3%
Black or African American	880	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.2%
Asian	265	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.2%
Two or more races	540	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	957	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate12.2%

Some college or associate's18.2%

Bachelor's degree31.7%

Graduate or professional degree30.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	559	7.8%
High school graduate	876	12.2%
Some college or associate's	1,307	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,273	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,163	30.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone64.0%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home28.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,957	64.0%
Carpooled	213	4.6%
Public transit	36	0.8%
Walked	44	1.0%
Bicycle	23	0.5%
Worked from home	1,308	28.3%
Other means	42	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	810	24.4%
15 to 29 min	1,708	51.5%
30 to 44 min	595	17.9%
45 to 59 min	183	5.5%
60+ min	19	0.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 8.7% (801 of 9,258)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,548	61.3%
Nonfamily households	1,609	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,157	93.2%
Vacant	304	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,646	63.7%
Renter-occupied	1,511	36.3%

1-unit, detached64.6%

1-unit, attached13.9%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units9.9%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,882	64.6%
1-unit, attached	622	13.9%
2 to 4 units	89	2.0%
5 to 19 units	419	9.4%
20 or more units	441	9.9%
Mobile home & other	8	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3731620
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.76 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 36.0779, -79.0980