Essex County vs. Hillsborough County

	Essex County (MA)	Hillsborough County (NH)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	790,638	415,247
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.4%	3.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	743,081	400,699
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	743,159	400,721
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.3%	20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.0%	15.7%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	50.2%
White alone, percent	85.2%	90.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.1%	3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	3.9%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	21.9%	7.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	69.5%	84.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	34,152	26,925
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.7%	9.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	313,958	172,031
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.1%	66.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$389,900	$265,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,273	$2,010
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$840	$852
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,189	$1,154
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	43.1%	35.1%
Building permits, 2018	870	1,406
Households, 2014-2018	292,659	159,200
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	2.53
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.1%	84.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	26.0%	12.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.7%	93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.2%	88.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.3%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	39.4%	37.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.0%	8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	3.8%	7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.3%	70.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.2%	64.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,536,058	762,192
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	5,323,953	3,089,070
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	12,747,884	7,450,822
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,101,208	4,749,344
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,037,894	7,724,727
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,284	$19,172
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.2	28.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$75,878	$78,655
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,697	$39,478
Persons in poverty, percent	10.7%	7.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	19,100	11,013
Total employment, 2017	294,751	186,614
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	15,380,733	10,443,519
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.0%	1.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	67,426	29,286
All firms, 2012	71,118	35,638
Men-owned firms, 2012	41,046	20,353
Women-owned firms, 2012	24,612	11,124
Minority-owned firms, 2012	10,741	2,817
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	58,429	31,231
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,629	4,101
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	61,791	29,338
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.6%	0.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.7%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.7%	26.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,508.8	457.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	492.56	876.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

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