Hillsborough is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 5,979 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.

A relatively large number of people in Hillsborough telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.60% 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.

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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.12 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

The overall education level of Hillsborough is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.76% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hillsborough in 2022 was $40,034, which is lower middle income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,136 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, Irish, French, German, and French Canadian.

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