Hillsborough County vs. Middlesex County

	Hillsborough County (NH)	Middlesex County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	415,247	1,614,714
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.6%	7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	400,699	1,503,123
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	400,721	1,503,085
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.4%	19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.7%	15.3%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	51.0%
White alone, percent	90.0%	78.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.0%	5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	4.5%	12.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.0%	8.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	84.1%	71.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	26,925	59,816
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.4%	21.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	172,031	641,398
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.0%	62.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$265,000	$476,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,010	$2,529
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$852	$923
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,154	$1,541
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	35.1%	44.5%
Building permits, 2018	1,406	4,309
Households, 2014-2018	159,200	600,032
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.53	2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.5%	86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.9%	26.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.3%	92.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.2%	88.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.8%	93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	37.3%	55.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.3%	5.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.2%	3.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.0%	69.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.5%	65.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	762,192	3,940,307
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,089,070	15,136,621
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	7,450,822	22,760,719
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,749,344	46,631,358
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,724,727	21,344,600
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$19,172	$13,885
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.2	30.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$78,655	$97,012
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,478	$49,669
Persons in poverty, percent	7.4%	7.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	11,013	44,711
Total employment, 2017	186,614	893,022
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	10,443,519	70,163,577
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.0%	0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	29,286	146,222
All firms, 2012	35,638	153,958
Men-owned firms, 2012	20,353	88,608
Women-owned firms, 2012	11,124	51,807
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,817	24,102
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	31,231	124,407
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,101	13,412
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	29,338	134,199
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	2.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.7%	6.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.3%	31.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	457.4	1,837.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	876.14	817.82

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hillsborough county (NH) and Middlesex county (MA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.