Hillsborough is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 5,984 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hillsborough is the 63rd largest community in New Hampshire.

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.

Of important note, Hillsborough is also a town of artists. Hillsborough has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hillsborough’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.13% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hillsborough has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hillsborough a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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 36.20 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Hillsborough doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Hillsborough are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.89% of adults in Hillsborough having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hillsborough in 2022 was $38,203, which is low income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,812 for a family of four. However, Hillsborough contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hillsborough include English, French, Irish, German, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Hillsborough is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.