Hillsborough County vs. Worcester County

	Hillsborough County (NH)	Worcester County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	415,247	830,839
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.6%	4.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	400,699	798,383
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	400,721	798,552
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.4%	21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.7%	15.6%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	50.7%
White alone, percent	90.0%	85.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.0%	6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	4.5%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.0%	11.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	84.1%	76.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	26,925	44,391
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.4%	11.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	172,031	336,485
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.0%	65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$265,000	$269,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,010	$1,891
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$852	$715
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,154	$1,027
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	35.1%	36.7%
Building permits, 2018	1,406	1,596
Households, 2014-2018	159,200	307,294
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.53	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.5%	88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.9%	19.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.3%	89.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.2%	84.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.8%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	37.3%	35.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.3%	8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.2%	3.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.0%	66.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.5%	62.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	762,192	1,266,930
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,089,070	6,350,013
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	7,450,822	10,475,792
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,749,344	7,126,758
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,724,727	10,916,535
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$19,172	$13,541
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.2	29.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$78,655	$71,895
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,478	$36,169
Persons in poverty, percent	7.4%	9.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	11,013	18,451
Total employment, 2017	186,614	305,842
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	10,443,519	15,397,755
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.0%	1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	29,286	56,134
All firms, 2012	35,638	61,953
Men-owned firms, 2012	20,353	36,840
Women-owned firms, 2012	11,124	19,245
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,817	7,583
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	31,231	52,298
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,101	6,519
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	29,338	52,634
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	2.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.7%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.3%	28.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	457.4	528.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	876.14	1,510.77

Source: United States Census Bureau

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