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 87.97% 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 (12.26%), computer science and math (11.50%), and business and financial occupations (11.26%). 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: 19.27% 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 great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Hillsborough a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Hillsborough has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Hillsborough’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. 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 32.50 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. If knowledge is power, Hillsborough is a pretty powerful place. 57.91% of the adults in Hillsborough have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Hillsborough in 2022 was $67,507, 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 $270,028 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 10.03% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hillsborough include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English. In addition, Hillsborough has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (23.13%). The most common language spoken in Hillsborough is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
