Hillsboro is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 107,299 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Hillsboro is the fifth largest community in Oregon.
Housing costs in Hillsboro are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Oregon.
Also of interest is that Hillsboro has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.42% 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.
One thing noticeable about Hillsboro, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Hillsboro is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Hillsboro a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
For the size of the city, public transportation in Hillsboro is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Hillsboro, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
Hillsboro is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.73% of adults in Hillsboro have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Hillsboro in 2022 was $47,232, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $188,928 for a family of four. However, Hillsboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hillsboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hillsboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hillsboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hillsboro also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.00% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hillsboro include German, English, Irish, European, and Norwegian.
Hillsboro also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.43%.
The most common language spoken in Hillsboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.