Hillsborough, NJ

Full City Profile · New Jersey · Somerset County County

4.0 /5.0

A Great

22,302 Population 2,788/sq mi density

$142,275 Median Income $68,218 per capita

$411,400 Home Value $532,498 Zillow

$1,898 Median Rent 27.6% income on rent

51°F Avg Temperature 275 sunny days/yr

50 Violent Crime/100K 1,929 property/100K

Overall

4.0 / 5.0

Strong

A+

Economy

4.8 / 5.0

$142,275 median income, 3.2% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$411,400 home value, $1,898/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

50 violent crimes/100K

A+

Education

5.0 / 5.0

58.3% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

+0.1%

22,273 → 22,302

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

+0.07%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+9.5%

$129,883 → $142,275

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+4.66%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Hillsborough across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

22,412

+110 from 2023 (22,302)

Projected Median Income 2030

$195,701

+$53,426 from 2023 ($142,275)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	22,273	—	$129,883	—
2023	22,302	+0.1%	$142,275	+9.5%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.