Hillsborough, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

21%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Hillsborough	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$62,082	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$98,232	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$152,670	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$73,157	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$69,322	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$64,103	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.4%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Hillsborough is 38% higher than the national average
The median household income in Hillsborough is 21% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Hillsborough is 16% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Hillsborough is 38% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$65,481 $98,232 $196,464

City

$47,588 $71,390 $142,780

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Hillsborough median earnings by income bracket

Hillsborough employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.2%	6.2%
Manufacturing sector	4.9%	4.9%
Financial & insurance services	7.0%	7.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.5%	6.5%
Public administration	7.7%	7.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.2%	4.2%
Education, health & social services	32.3%	32.3%
Other	31.2%	31.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Efland, NC	823	$159,918	96.6%
Chapel Hill, NC	64,145	$112,596	38.4%
Carrboro, NC	22,056	$99,741	22.6%
Swepsonville, NC	2,318	$96,389	18.5%
Durham, NC	285,434	$92,427	13.6%
Hillsborough, NC	7,376	$98,232	20.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Twin Rivers, NJ	7,376	$150,272	84.8%
Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, ON	7,376	n/a
Lexington, VA	7,377	$74,096	8.9%
Lecanto, FL	7,379	$61,802	24.0%
Philadelphia, MS	7,379	$59,083	27.4%
Hillsborough, NC	7,376	$98,232	20.8%

Source: The Hillsborough, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.