COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Hillsborough County

New Hampshire · 336,073 residents · 877 sq mi

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Hillsborough County is a county of 336,073 people in New Hampshire. The typical home is worth $137,100. The poverty rate is 5.9%, under the national 13.2%. The median household earns $40,404, about 34% above the national median. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $588 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

26% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

336,073

−12%vs 2000

vs 380,841 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.2

−10%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

877 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(27,122)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(24,743)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(21,190)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(22,532)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(24,572)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.9%(66,728)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.5%(55,310)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(34,199)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(25,295)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(19,973)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(10,960)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(3,449)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,404

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,384 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,404

−31%vs 2000

vs $25,198 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.9%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$137,100

+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $135,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$588

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $694 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.7%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.9% in 2000

36.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.3%(351,337)

Black1.2%(4,493)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(12,166)

Asian2%(7,554)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(326,580)

Black0.9%(2,960)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(5,690)

Asian1.2%(3,905)

Other0.8%(2,628)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.7%(11,375)

Dominican2%(8,369)

Mexican1.2%(5,230)

Central American1%(4,229)

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)

Costa Rican0%(175)

Ecuadorian0%(155)

Chilean0%(152)

Venezuelan0%(114)

Uruguayan0%(111)

Panamanian0%(43)

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)

Sri Lankan0%(48)

Bangladeshi0%(37)

Malaysian0%(15)

Indonesian0%(11)

Hmong0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(243)

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)

Subsaharan African1.2%(5,287)

+ 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)

Australian0%(32)

Guyanese0%(28)

Palestinian0%(25)

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

26.4%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.2%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.3%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.9 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 18.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 10.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 65.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 77.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25.3%(5,989)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.6%(4,862)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.6%(7,466)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.9%(1,168)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(319)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 23,637 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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