Hillsborough, NC Demographic Data
Hillsborough, NC Summary
Hillsborough is located in Orange County in North Carolina
- Population: 6,114
- Area: 5.40 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.33 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.07 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,131.80 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 553.48 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Hillsborough, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,107
48%
50.8
Male
3,321
52%
49.2
Total Population
6,428
323,128,000
Hillsborough, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
603
9.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
296
4.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
497
7.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
501
7.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
333
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
864
13.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,210
18.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
737
11.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
262
4.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
366
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
421
6.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
223
3.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
115
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,752
73.9%
77.2
Female
2,405
50.6%
51.3
Male
2,347
49.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,422
68.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
949
14.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
759
11.8%
15.2
Female
499
65.7%
55.8
Male
260
34.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Hillsborough, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,225
96.8%
96.8
White
4,189
65.2%
72.6
Black or African American
1,702
26.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
61
0.9%
0.8
Asian
106
1.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
12
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
10
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
48
0.7%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
23
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
13
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
167
2.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
203
3.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
714
11.1%
17.8
Mexican
498
7.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
69
1.1%
1.7
Cuban
4
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
143
2.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,714
88.9%
82.2
Hillsborough, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
122
2.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
426
10.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
721
17.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
946
22.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
183
4.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
811
19.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
989
23.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
548
13.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,650
87.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,800
42.9%
31.2
Hillsborough, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,904
37.8%
33.7%
Now Married
2,097
41.7%
47.5
Divorced
679
13.5%
11.0%
Separated
145
2.9%
2.0
Widowed
207
4.1
5.8%
Hillsborough, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,019
86.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
806
13.8%
21.6%
Spanish
587
10.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
133
2.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
69
1.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
17
0.3%
1.1%
Hillsborough, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
170
7.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
141
5.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
323
13.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
192
8.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
360
15.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
477
20.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
164
6.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
406
17.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
76
3.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
78
3.3%
6.4
Median household income
50,240
57,617
Per capita income
25,362
31,128
Hillsborough, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
30
1.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
316
11.0%
9.8
Construction
242
8.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,065
37.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
56
2.0%
6.6
Information
10
0.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
114
4.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
204
7.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
391
13.6%
11.4
Public administration
79
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
305
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
21
0.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
35
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
261
9.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,364
47.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
95
3.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
468
16.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
680
23.7%
18.1%
Hillsborough, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,694
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,972
73.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
346
12.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
48
1.8%
5.1
Walked
55
2.0%
2.7
Other means
102
3.8%
1.8
Worked at home
171
6.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.6
26.6
Hillsborough, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
213
8.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
900
37.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
842
35.3%
37.1
3 or more
432
18.1%
21.0
Hillsborough, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,387
93.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,498
62.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
889
37.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
157
6.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Hillsborough, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,544
1 room
55
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
226
8.9%
9.1
4 rooms
371
14.6%
16.5
5 rooms
653
25.7%
19.8
6 rooms
445
17.5%
17.8
7 rooms
340
13.4%
12.0
8 rooms
196
7.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
258
10.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Hillsborough, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,544
1-unit, detached
1,975
77.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
35
1.4%
5.9
2-units
44
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
68
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
164
6.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
98
3.9%
4.4
20 or more units
46
1.8%
9.0
Mobile home
114
4.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Hillsborough, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
437
17.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
96
3.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
418
16.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
138
5.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
176
6.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
243
9.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
431
16.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
532
20.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
34
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
39
1.5%
1.4%
Hillsborough, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,396
58.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
953
39.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
6
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
32
1.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Hillsborough, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,126
47295100.0
Less than $500
8
0.7%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
31
2.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
53
4.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
140
12.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
244
21.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
311
27.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
339
30.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
476
42.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
292
26.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
31
2.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
41
3.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
280
25.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Hillsborough, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
858
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
Less than $500
29
3.4%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
30
3.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
173
20.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
626
73.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
31
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
831
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
22
2.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
202
23.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
100
11.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
101
12.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
58
6.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
362
42.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
44
0.0%
0.0%
Hillsborough, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,498
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
50
3.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
170
11.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
259
17.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
237
15.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
588
39.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
131
8.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
34
2.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
29
1.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
205,300
205,000
