2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Hillsborough, NC vs Harvard, MA

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Highlights
- Household income in Harvard, is 117% more than it is in Hillsborough and is 59% above the National Average.
- Hillsborough unemployment rate is 3.2%.
- Harvard unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Hillsborough, NCHarvard, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,442  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$167,393$69,021
 Family Median Income$123,625  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hillsborough, NCHarvard, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K12.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock41.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hillsborough, NCHarvard, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock13.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library10.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology14.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock1.3%13.1%
Reviews for Hillsborough    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 4 years and I have come to live this small  More

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Over 6 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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