Hillsborough is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 22,214 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Hillsborough is the 90th largest community in New Jersey.Hillsborough is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.70% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hillsborough is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hillsborough who work in management occupations (13.78%), computer science and math (10.58%), and business and financial occupations (10.38%). Also of interest is that Hillsborough has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 23.54% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Hillsborough is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Hillsborough really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hillsborough perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Hillsborough is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hillsborough, the average commute to work is 32.51 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Hillsborough. 58.32% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Hillsborough in 2022 was $68,218, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $272,872 for a family of four. Hillsborough is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hillsborough home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hillsborough residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hillsborough also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.66% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hillsborough include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English. Hillsborough also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.71%. The most common language spoken in Hillsborough is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
