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Hillsborough County, NH

Demographic and economic profile of Hillsborough County, NH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Hillsborough County, NH is the state's most populous county at 430,462 residents, with a labor force participation rate of 70.6% and low unemployment of 3.3%, drawing on a workforce where 40.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income stands at $103,545 and GDP per capita at $71,272, supported by median worker earnings of $53,071. The county grew 3.3% over five years, with a median home value of $385,500 and a poverty rate of just 6.5%, reflecting a relatively tight and educated regional labor market.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

430,462

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$103,545

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.3% since 2018

Hillsborough County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone347,760 (81.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race24,146 (5.7%)
  • Asian Alone18,375 (4.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races14,139 (3.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone10,802 (2.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone10,520 (2.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish22,074
  2. 2.Other Indo-European10,606
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)7,252
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island4,055
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic2,685

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

10.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

23,637

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$71,272

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$52,243

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance54,851
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)35,671
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services32,865
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)29,547
  5. 5.Construction (Group)17,675

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations112,718
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations47,751
  3. 3.Service Occupations31,026
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations29,377
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations19,756

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.46×)34,715
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.19×)5,318
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.13×)29,517
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.08×)31,914
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.06×)17,547

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$385,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,532/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99926,777 (23.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99926,447 (23.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99925,713 (22.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9998,794 (7.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9997,258 (6.4%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9996,628 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

40.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

70.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$53,071

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone166,933 (70.7%)
  • Worked At Home42,763 (18.1%)
  • Carpooled17,169 (7.3%)
  • Walked4,196 (1.8%)
  • Other2,498 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit1,390 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.