About Hillsborough

Hillsborough is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 10,823 people and just one neighborhood, Hillsborough is the 417th largest community in California.

Hillsborough is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 96.81% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hillsborough is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hillsborough who work in management occupations (31.59%), sales jobs (12.00%), and healthcare (11.27%).

Of important note, Hillsborough is also a town of artists. Hillsborough has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hillsborough's character.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 11.48% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

In addition, Hillsborough is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Hillsborough is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Hillsborough a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Hillsborough has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Hillsborough's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

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

Hillsborough Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Hillsborough is a pretty powerful place. 70.04% of the adults in Hillsborough have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Hillsborough in 2000 was $98,643, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $394,572 for a family of four. However, Hillsborough contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hillsborough is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hillsborough home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hillsborough is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hillsborough include Italian, German, Irish, English, Russian, and Greek.

In addition, Hillsborough has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (23.76%).

The most common language spoken in Hillsborough is English. Some people also speak Chinese.