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.

A relatively large number of people in Hillsborough telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.13% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hillsborough has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hillsborough has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hillsborough than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hillsborough may be for you.

In Hillsborough, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.20 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Hillsborough does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Hillsborough citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.89% of adults in Hillsborough have at least a bachelor's 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.