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Hillsborough County

New Hampshire · 433,415 residents (2025 est.) · 876.53 sq mi
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#135Highest median household incomeof 3,143$103,545
The short version

Hillsborough County is wealthier than most US places, with a median household income of $103,545. Population has held roughly steady since 2000. Median home value has roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $421,100. It ranks in the top 1% of US counties for household income.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
426,378
+12%since 2000
from 380,841 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
486 / sq mi
+6%since 2009
from 459 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.0
+14%since 2000
from 35.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9

PEP 2025 EST:433,415 residents (Census Bureau Vintage 2025, released March 2026)

Population, 1990 – 2024
327K354K381K408K435K1990201020202024Hillsborough County
2024426K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55%(21,392)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.1%(21,888)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.8%(24,748)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.9%(25,056)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(25,490)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.1%(60,293)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.1%(55,893)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.8%(54,734)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.8%(63,066)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.4%(44,318)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(21,436)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(8,064)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$103,545
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $53,384 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$54,111
+115%since 2000
from $25,198 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
64.2%
+19.0 ptssince 2009
from 45.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 6.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.430
+4%since 2010
from 0.412 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade14.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$421,100
+71%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $135,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,623
+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $694 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.4%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 64.9% in 2000
32.6% rent
Vacancy rate
5.1%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Owner cost-burdened
24.0%
−11.2 ptssince 2009
from 35.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 45.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.1
+3%since 2009
from 4.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
45
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
RELATED:See current rent listings in Hillsborough County on RentDataNow
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic92.3%(351,337)
Black1.2%(4,493)
Hispanic / Latino3.2%(12,166)
Asian2%(7,554)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic80.1%(341,341)
Black2.2%(9,550)
Hispanic / Latino8.5%(36,414)
Asian4.3%(18,338)
Other4.9%(20,735)
Diversity Score
43
+64%since 2009
from 26 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
33
−9%since 2020
from 37 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican2.7%(11,375)
Dominican2%(8,369)
Mexican1.2%(5,230)
South American0.9%(3,829)
Colombian0.5%(2,342)
Honduran0.3%(1,458)
Salvadoran0.3%(1,190)
Guatemalan0.2%(1,029)
Peruvian0.2%(700)
Cuban0.1%(598)
Spaniard0.1%(478)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(334)
Argentine0.1%(224)
Ecuadorian0%(155)
Chilean0%(152)
Venezuelan0%(114)
Uruguayan0%(111)
Bolivian0%(14)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.6%(7,005)
Chinese0.5%(2,117)
Vietnamese0.4%(1,649)
Filipino0.4%(1,554)
Korean0.3%(1,245)
Cambodian0.3%(1,225)
Nepalese0.3%(1,077)
Pakistani0.1%(376)
Bhutanese0.1%(284)
Japanese0.1%(268)
Taiwanese0.1%(231)
Thai0%(211)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0%(209)
Kazakh0%(151)
Burmese0%(63)
Malaysian0%(15)
Hmong0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(56)
Guamanian0%(10)
Samoan0%(8)
Ancestry
Irish19.9%(84,681)
English14.5%(62,018)
French10.3%(44,111)
Italian10%(42,822)
French Canadian8.2%(35,132)
German8.1%(34,378)
Polish3.7%(15,779)
American3.3%(14,042)
Scottish3%(12,970)
Greek1.8%(7,629)
Portuguese1.7%(7,443)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish1.2%(5,188)
Canadian1%(4,203)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(3,762)
Arab0.7%(2,889)
Finnish0.7%(2,866)
Russian0.6%(2,759)
Dutch0.6%(2,748)
Lithuanian0.6%(2,526)
Norwegian0.6%(2,477)
West Indian0.6%(2,456)
Welsh0.5%(2,044)
Brazilian0.5%(1,921)
Hungarian0.4%(1,694)
British0.4%(1,611)
Lebanese0.3%(1,434)
Ukrainian0.3%(1,399)
Haitian0.3%(1,267)
Armenian0.3%(1,143)
Czech0.2%(954)
Danish0.2%(856)
Jamaican0.2%(767)
Austrian0.1%(599)
Belgian0.1%(594)
Cape Verdean0.1%(592)
Swiss0.1%(577)
Kenyan0.1%(506)
Iranian0.1%(465)
Slovak0.1%(426)
Romanian0.1%(418)
Iraqi0.1%(331)
Egyptian0.1%(267)
Nigerian0.1%(260)
Somali0.1%(240)
Moroccan0.1%(236)
Syrian0.1%(219)
Turkish0%(178)
Latvian0%(154)
Jordanian0%(136)
Serbian0%(128)
Bulgarian0%(125)
Ghanaian0%(125)
Slovene0%(120)
Israeli0%(76)
Barbadian0%(58)
Ethiopian0%(52)
Croatian0%(42)
Guyanese0%(28)
RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest French population · Largest Italian population · Largest French Canadian population
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
41.5%
+11.4 ptssince 2000
from 30.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.4%
+6.4 ptssince 2000
from 87.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.1%
+6.1 ptssince 2000
from 10.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.3 min
+46%since 2000
from 18.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.7%
−12.5 ptssince 2009
from 83.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
18.1%
+13.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.1%
−3.6 ptssince 2011
from 6.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
70.4%
−2.0 ptssince 2011
from 72.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Self-employed
11.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
46.8%
−19.9 ptssince 2009
from 66.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Female
49.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Foreign born
10.3%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.9%
−42.0 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.8%
+1.4 ptssince 2012
from 10.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.5%
−84.5 ptssince 2013
from 90.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.4%
+6.4 ptssince 2017
from 87.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
English only at home
86.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2016
from 87.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 4.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.6%(63,713)
Married51.1%(91,594)
Widowed2.7%(4,834)
Divorced10.6%(18,939)
Women 15+
Never married29.2%(52,355)
Married48.8%(87,452)
Widowed8.2%(14,639)
Divorced13.8%(24,824)
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire?

Hillsborough County, New Hampshire has about 426,378 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire?

The typical household in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire earns about $103,545 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Hillsborough County, New Hampshire expensive?

In Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, the median home is worth about $421,100, and the typical rent is about $1,623 a month.

How educated are people in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire?

About 41.5% of adults age 25 and over in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire?

About 6.7% of people in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire live below the federal poverty line.

Has Hillsborough County, New Hampshire grown since 1990?

Yes, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire has grown since 1990. The population has added about 90,305 residents, a change of about 27 percent over that period.

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